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[Postcard from C. D. W. to Ruth White, May 15, 1916]

Postcard to Ruth White from C. D. W. The front is a photograph of a river lined with trees. It is identified as the James River in Galena, Missouri. The back contains a brief message telling Ruth that the writer has arrived in Galena and that he will be leaving later that day.
Date: April 15, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Office of the Justice of the Peace to Claude D. White, August 15, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from Office of the Justice of the Peace to Claude D. White, August 15, 1910]

Letter to Claude White thanking him for his letter of condolence concerning the results of an election in 1910. The writer give information on the race and past elections. This appears to be the first page of the letter. However, the following page(s) are missing.
Date: August 15, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, September 15, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, September 15, 1909]

This is a letter for the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White. In this letter, Gibson and Wysong discuss a meeting that all of the bank's shareholders must attend. The topic of the meeting is the required choice that banks in Texas must make between the Bond security system or the assessment plan of guarantee. The documents states that once the shareholders have made a choice, the bank must notify the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking by October 1, 1909. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: September 15, 1909
Creator: Gibson, J. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, November 15, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, November 15, 1909]

Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White. She recovered quicker than she thought, it was almost like when she hurt her hip. She mentions they need rain for the wheat. She talks about the hogs and the fruits that are ripe. Since she got hurt she is unable to go visit friends. She asks for information on everyone. She received news from Camilla. Alice Wright visited her, she has been treated for dropsy in Fort Worth. Bettie Keller is not well. She mentions Nannie's baby. She tells Mary who is getting married. She is sorry about writing in pencil and talks about Bertha's baby. She asks for information on the kin she has in McKinney. She gives an update on all of their friends.
Date: November 15, 1909
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cora Robertson to Linnet White, April 15, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Cora Robertson to Linnet White, April 15, 1914]

Letter to Linnet White from Cora Robertson discussing news of friends from the area. She wrote about people she say and her plans to make dresses for her girls.
Date: April 15, 1914
Creator: Robertson, Cora
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Linnet White, July 15, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Linnet White, July 15, 1914]

Letter to Linnet White from Mrs. Edgar Smith discussing news of family and friends. She writes of her children and the poor health of her niece as well as plans to see Linnet.
Date: July 15, 1914
Creator: Smith, Mrs. Edgar
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Mary Moore, July 15, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Mary Moore, July 15, 1914]

Letter to Mary Moore from Mrs. Edgar Smith discussing her family and health. She writes of her daughter's ringworm and her own concerns of her feet and limbs swelling.
Date: July 15, 1914
Creator: Smith, Mrs. Edgar
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dorothy Dodd to Linnet White, December 15, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from Dorothy Dodd to Linnet White, December 15, 1916]

Letter to Linnet White from [D]orothy [D]odd. She sends her sympathies for the death of Linnet's mother and encourages Linnet to seek solace in religion. At the end of the letter there is a poem titled "Life of Faith."
Date: December 15, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore relaying news from Henry and Sabina Moore about Confederate banditry, followed by other local news regarding the Civil War winding down.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Wedding announcement for Linnett Moore and Claude D. White, October 15, 1901] (open access)

[Wedding announcement for Linnett Moore and Claude D. White, October 15, 1901]

A wedding announcement for the marriage of Linnet Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore, to Mr. Claude D. White. The wedding was to be held Tuesday, October 15, 1901 at eight o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore near McKinney, Texas. After October 18, the newlywed couple would take up residence at 214 Gandy Street, Denison, Texas. There are two copies of the announcement included.
Date: October 15, 1901
Creator: Moore, Charles B. & Moore, Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt, March 15, 1850] (open access)

[Receipt, March 15, 1850]

Receipt that payment of $135 was paid.
Date: March 15, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from A. J. Duncan, February 15, 1854] (open access)

[Receipt from A. J. Duncan, February 15, 1854]

Receipt from Duncan Morgan Merchants for items, including 2 gross agate buttons.
Date: February 15, 1854
Creator: Duncan Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for Charles B. Moore from the Boston Investigator, December 15, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt for Charles B. Moore from the Boston Investigator, December 15, 1879]

Receipt from J. P. Mendum of the Boston Investigator to Charles B. Moore for $3.50. Moore purchased an annual subscription to the Boston Investigator.
Date: December 15, 1879
Creator: Mendum, J. P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from J. Sabina Rucker to Charles B. Moore, June 15-16, 1888] (open access)

[Letters from J. Sabina Rucker to Charles B. Moore, June 15-16, 1888]

These letters are from the Charles B. Moore Collection. They are written by J. Sabina Rucker to her brother, Charles B. Moore. In this letter, Sabina updates Charles on the Rucker family and details the country around her. She notes that while in the country she saw cowboys herding fifteen hundred cattle to New Mexico. The topic of this first letter moves to correspondences she had begun writing to Henry or Solomon. She discusses their travel and lodging plans and then closes the letter. Her brief, second letter was written on June 16, 1888. She discusses a house the family is looking at and notes that they saw a pack of dogs as they were coming into town. She details some news about a family friends and closes the letter because of the misting rain. The envelope is included with the letters.
Date: June 15, 1888
Creator: Rucker, J. Sabina
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore Family, August 15, 1888] (open access)

[Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore Family, August 15, 1888]

This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a joint letter written by Matilda Dodd and Dinkie (Adelitia) McGee to the Moore family. In this letter, Matilda updates the Moore family on news from Gallatin, Tennessee and it includes: updates on family, friends, and correspondences which were received, a discussion about the dry weather and it's affects on the crops and the stock tank, a dialogue about Mary Thornhill, details about the produce that has been processed as cider, canned, or preserved, a discussion about Dinkie's poultry and the amount of butter she has sold, a dialogue about a disease which is afflicting the calves, instructions about the pictures which were sent to the Moore family, and news about school starting for Birdie,Alice, and Will. She closes the letter by stating that Linnet should attend the school with her kin. In Dinkie's letter, she details the happenings in Gallatin and the news includes: a dialogue about the dry weather and drought-like conditions, news about Will attending an ice cream supper at Limon McGee's place, a discussion about family members who traveled to Dry Fork for a meeting, details about a trip to Cousin Lou's place, a dialogue …
Date: August 15, 1888
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Adelitia
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Mr. Moore and Sis, April 15, 1889] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Mr. Moore and Sis, April 15, 1889]

Matilda was sad to hear they were unwell and hopes they are better. She also had a cold and so did Abe, Bessie and Mattie. She gives Dinkie's recipe for cough medicine. She has had dry weather until yesterday and it hasn't stopped raining since. She talks about Dinkie's garden. She is worried about Tobe and Linnet. Dinkie writes that colds are going around. Mattie stayed with Birdie. Dinkie has a hundred chicks and two hens; she milks four cows and has so much milk. She has no hogs to give the milk to because they are all dieing of cholera. She also has to deal with mad dogs.
Date: April 15, 1889
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from James K. Dodd to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, October 15, 1889] (open access)

[Letter from James K. Dodd to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, October 15, 1889]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by James K. Dodd, Mary Ann's brother. In this letter, James details the goings-on at his residence in Paul's Valley, forty to fifty miles north of Ardmore. He notes that Florence and Mary are visiting Edmond and will be at home in a few days. He asks Charles to send him the balance of his account at the bank in McKinney. He mentions that the balance should be $305.80. James sends a message to George A. Wilson who sent him $200.00 to Edmund. He asks Charles when the $1,000 dollar note will be due and details that he needs it to be between the date of the letter and Christmas. He closes the letter by stating he has heard from Bettie that the Moore family are making their way home from Tennessee and that he expects they should be home by now. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: October 15, 1889
Creator: Dodd, James K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore, March 15, 1891 (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore, March 15, 1891

Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles Moore in which she discusses her family's health and the weather. She said that the rain was delaying work on the farm. She also thanked them for sending the "box of blueing [sic]."
Date: March 15, 1891
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Business card Melissa State Bank, November 15, 1910] (open access)

[Business card Melissa State Bank, November 15, 1910]

Business card from Melissa State Bank with a condensed business statement.
Date: November 15, 1910
Creator: Melissa State Bank
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope addressed to Linnet Moore] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to Linnet Moore]

Envelope addressed to Lynette Moore of Chambersville, Texas. The post mark is from McKinney, Texas, August 15, 1900.
Date: August 15, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865]

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore relaying news from Henry and Sabina Moore about Confederate banditry, followed by other local news regarding the Civil War winding down.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Motherell Dodd to his Sister, August 15, 1875] (open access)

[Letter from Motherell Dodd to his Sister, August 15, 1875]

The author wanted to write, but until now didn't have time to write. The author's family came by and everyone is doing well. Bettie complains in the evening, she walked to his house barefoot and has gotten burnt. The Texas folks arrived. He then proceeds to discuss the wheat crops and corn and then about the cow. Old Kit passed away. The author was worried about getting cholera like Mr. McGee who also passed away. The author wants to know why his sister isn't writing Dinkie, who is upset that she doesn't write her. The author tells his sister to tell George and Willie to write him.
Date: August 15, 1875
Creator: Dodd, Motherelle
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dinkie McGee to her Sister and Mother, April 15, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to her Sister and Mother, April 15, 1877]

She ran into Mollie McGee and heard that Abe was up there, and Bettie was there Tuesday. She now has 60 little chickens and When she comes to visit she will make fried chicken. They will also have a lot of peaches, her onions are doing well too. Henry planted his sweet potatoes recently and George Wallace married recently, to Morilla Vaughn. The children talk of going to visit their Aunt Mollie and Uncle Charlie and Grandma. Bettie gave Willie some duck eggs and he had them taken care of by Nat. Dinkie asks that she write soon.
Date: April 15, 1877
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of C. B. Moore from G. A. Wilson, June 15, 1878] (open access)

[Receipt of C. B. Moore from G. A. Wilson, June 15, 1878]

Receipt of C. B. Moore of thirty-one dollars.
Date: June 15, 1878
Creator: Wilson, G. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library