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[Envelope, September 15, 1840]
Envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore, Millright, Sherman (Texas) that has a post mark from McKinney, Texas, September 13. A note in the lower right corner says that it was read on September 25, 1840. Another note is on the lower left corner and it reads, "Care of Hall & Chapman."
Date:
September 13, 1840
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1860
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas "Devoted to Politics, General Intelligence, Agriculture, Education, Literature, the Arts and Sciences, Morality, and Tolerance" (Vol. 6, No. 27) that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1860
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Addison Wilson to Charles B. Moore, September 1, 1861]
Letter from Addison Wilson to Charles B. Moore discussing recent news of family and friends, local elections, farming, and the weather. There is an envelope addressed to C. B. Moore in Parris, Lamar County, Texas. It is postmarked McKinney, Texas. According to the note written in the bottom left corner, the letter was received on September 12, 1861.
Date:
September 1, 1861
Creator:
Wilson, Addison
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Charles B. Moore, September 1861]
Letter to Charles B. Moore from an unknown sender discussing recent news of family and friends, farming, and news related to the war and military preparations. The letter was written over several days from September 9, 1861 to September 15th.
Date:
September 9, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, September 16, 1861]
Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore discussing his initiation into the Confederate Army under the command of Captain Throckmorton, his company's plans to go to Missouri, and other war-related news.
Date:
September 16, 1861
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date:
September 11, 1863
Creator:
Constant, Mrs. D. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]
Transcript of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date:
September 11, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Deed from Mary Strain Maxwell to Amanda Joice, September 12, 1868]
Deed in which Mary Strain Maxwell transfers three hundred and twenty acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to Amanda Joice for the sum of seven hundred and fourteen dollars. The borders of the land are described.
Date:
September 12, 1868
Creator:
Maxwell, Mary Strain
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 16, 1871
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 16, 1871
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1872
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1872
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 28, 1872
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 28, 1872
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1873
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 11, 1873
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Charles B. Moore, September 1879]
Envelope for Charles B. Moore in Melissa Texas.
Date:
September 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiber-Machine.
Patent for an improvement in fiber machines that is "adaptable to fibers of various plants; but it is especially designed for separating the fiber of plants found in Mexico--such as lechugilla, Spanish dagger, and similar plants" (lines 28-32). The machine is used to separate the usable fiber from the leaves, stalks, and other parts of the plants.
Date:
September 2, 1884
Creator:
Worthington, George & Parvin, Enoch, J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiber machine.
Patent for the improvement of fiber-machines, using rolls, bearings, wheels, brushes, racks and pinions.
Date:
September 2, 1884
Creator:
Worthington, George & Parvin, Enoch J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1884
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 4, 1884
Creator:
Robertson, Orrin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1884
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 11, 1884
Creator:
Robertson, Orrin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1884
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 18, 1884
Creator:
Robertson, Orrin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1884
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 25, 1884
Creator:
Robertson, Orrin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a plow, of the landside share attachment, provided with the horizontal blade, sloping outward from the point of the plow, made sharp on the said sloping-edge, and having the flange projecting upward from the horizontal blade, and the bolts for securing the said flange and plow together, and the removable landside attachment" (lines 81-89).
Date:
September 1, 1885
Creator:
Cummins, John Randolph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, September 3, 1885]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Henry S. Moore to his brother Charles B. Moore. In the letter, Henry informs Charles of news from Collin Co. and it includes: the letter sent to Sam with a turnip seed in it, a family friend's haul of corn, the construction of the reaper shelter per Charles' advice, Betty Thornhill and Neal Moore's visit, the unexpected visit of Jim Nelms, Solomon's trip to Hunt Co. and details that he has not returned yet, the plowing of Osbourne's millet patch, the condition of his turnip plants due to the dry weather, Neal's reading ability and how he has been passing the time, Henry's discovery of a new star and details on how he has passed on that information to verify the discovery, Nelm's religious affiliation, the killing of a wild cat, political commentary on the prohibition party, and updates on weather, friends, and community. The envelope is included with the letter. It was sent to Charles when he was in Gallatin, Tennessee visiting kin.
Date:
September 3, 1885
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Mattie Vanter and Aurelia Vanter to the Moore family, September 10, 1885]
These are letters from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The two letters are written by Mattie Vanter and Aurelia Vanter and are addressed to the Moore family. In this letter to the Moore's, Mattie updates the family on news from her home and it includes: a notice that she has received the Moore's letter, well-wishes for arriving safely in Tennessee, a discussion noting that her family is well, news on the rainy weather, a dialogue about the camp meetings, news about friends and the trips they are making to visit family friends, details concerning who is visiting their county at present, gossip about Maggie Watkins, the attendance of a dance by family, community news, discussion regarding a customer who purchases her lemons, a dialogue about her and her family's longing for a visit from Linnet, and further news about happenings in the community as well as about family friends. Mattie closes her letter by noting that she sends her love to all and she hopes that the Moore's write or visit soon. The second letter is a joint letter written by Aurelia Vanter and Mattie Vanter. Aurelia informs the Moore's about the health of the neighborhood, updates on family and …
Date:
September 10, 1885
Creator:
Vanter, Mattie & Vanter, Aurelia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, September 11, 1885]
These are two letters from the Charles B. Moore Collection. They are written by Henry S. Moore to his brother Charles B. Moore. In the first letter, Henry updates Charles on news about their home county in Texas and it includes: a dialogue about the quality of paper the letter is written on and details about the previews correspondence he has sent to Charles, update on the weather, political news about the prohibition party and the party's agenda, a discussion about a new star he has found in the 'Great Nebula of Andromeda' and the stir it has caused in the astronomical world, further updates on the prohibition party, and a description of the election as the "morning of Waterloo." Henry closes the letter by remarking on the poor quality of the paper and mentions that all is well. The second letter was dated two days after the first and it includes updates on the election results and community news. In this letter, Henry details that the prohibition party lost the election, but mention the profound impact the party had on the community and the other political parties. He notes that he has received the Moore's letter and congratulatory letter …
Date:
September 11, 1885
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Mariah Rucker to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, September 14, 1885]
These are letters from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Mariah Rucker who is the niece of Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore. In the first letter, dated September 14, 1885, Mariah updates Mary and Charles on news about home life and it includes: a discussion about receiving the Moore's letter and waiting for Uncle Henry to read it to them, details about what Bettie and her were preparing for the camp meeting in Walnut Grove while they listened to the letter, a dialogue about the people who attended the camp meeting, an update on everyone's health at present, news about Neal Moore and his return trip to his home, details on the wind and rain they had just received, an weather update of last week and how the weather affected chores, a discussion about friends who have recently passed away, an update of community news and health news, and a dialogue about what they will prepare for dinner and the abundance of cabbage she has on hand. She ends this letter by stating that she would "quit for this time." In the second letter, written on Friday evening, Mariah details news from her home county in …
Date:
September 14, 1885
Creator:
Rucker, Mariah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library