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[Letter to Mollie Dodd and Family, February 25, 1914] (open access)

[Letter to Mollie Dodd and Family, February 25, 1914]

Letter from Birdie to Aunt Mollie and family discussing the family's upcoming move to Texas, health, family news, and sewing. Birdie specifically addresses Linnet in the letter as well. It includes an envelope addressed to Mrs. Claude D. White in Kansas City, Missouri. Birdie's last name is not given.
Date: February 25, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, May 24, 1888] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, May 24, 1888]

This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Mary Ann Moore's mother, Matilda Dodd. A note at the top of the letter details that Birdie and Alice have been at Aunt Bettie's for a week and that the school has employed two teachers. She stresses that Birdie want to see Linnet very badly. In the letter, Matilda updates the Moore family on the happening in Gallatin and the news includes: a note on the letter that was sent to Abe and Bettie Franklin from the Moore family, family health updates, details on William Dodd's trip to Kentucky, news about Bettie's complaint about another "spell" and how she has been overworking herself, an update on the weather and the lack of rain, a dialogue about Tobe and what he has been up to lately, a discussion on how the weather has not seem to have affected the plants and fruit trees as much as expected, a dialogue about a photograph of Willie Bratney that was sent to the Moore family, a brief on correspondence received from a family member, news on the many deaths this spring, a dialogue on the future visits of family, details on …
Date: May 24, 1888
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mollie Moore, January 19, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mollie Moore, January 19, 1915]

Letter to Mollie Moore from Birdie McKinley discussing her Christmas activities. She writes of the horrible weather they have been experiencing, her son playing with his new wagon, and a cold that has been going around because of the changes to the weather.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: McKinley, Birdie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Crawford to Charles B. Moore and Rev. Jim Biggs, February 16, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Crawford to Charles B. Moore and Rev. Jim Biggs, February 16, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. it is written by J. J. Crawford and is addressed to Charles B. Moore and Rev. Jim Biggs. In this letter, Crawford informs Moore and Biggs about the goings-on in Nashville, Tennessee. The news includes: a confirmation on the receipt on Moore's letters, a discussion concerning the reasons why he hasn't written Moore in some time, details on the bitter winter weather and how important it is to have a fire in this weather, a dialogue about Moore's trip to Colorado and how Crawford learned much from the letters Moore sent to him,a brief message to Biggs about Tennessee and how he has not been outside of Nashville to see their "old time folks," news about Crawford's family and the winter activities of the children, a message from Anna to the Moore family, and a few messages sent by Crawford to people he knows who reside in Texas. He closes the letter by noting that he hopes Moore, Biggs, and their families are not home bound due to the bad winter weather, detailing that soon the blue birds will sing. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: February 16, 1899
Creator: Crawford, J. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, January 30, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, January 30, 1865]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore concerning local news, including raids by Confederate horse thieves.
Date: January 30, 1865
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
System: The UNT Digital Library