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[Letter from Mary Moore to Charles and Linnet Moore and Willie, January 10, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Moore to Charles and Linnet Moore and Willie, January 10, 1900]

Letter to Charles and Linnet Moore and Willie McGee. She mentions that a lot of their friends have moved. She made broom weed syrup for their cough. Birdie and Mattie had a small party the other night. Birdie tells Linnet to write. Linnet's father said she had written, but she hasn't sent it. Just like Lenora never received Linnet's letter either. She mentions the measles and small pox are going around. Sunday she had visitors and Mr. Love want her to stay all night, but she thinks he drinks. She got an apron and two handkerchiefs for her birthday. She asks what Linnet is doing, since she doesn't write, and if she is tired of cooking. She says that good money can be made there because items are sold by the pound. She asks how her friends are. She is going to see Mrs. Ellis who is not doing well. Nicy Blackamare married a Mr. Hassell. She comments on John Brown, Henry A. Wise, Mrs. Nation and prohibition.
Date: January 10, 1900
Creator: Moore, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to the Moore family, January 10, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Franklin to the Moore family, January 10, 1901]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Elizabeth "Bettie" Franklin and is addressed to the Moore family. In the letter, Franklin informs the Moore family that Matilda Dodd has passed way from pneumonia. She discusses the time period right before Dodd passed and describes how the family worked very hard to keep her well with visits from the Doctor and with medicine. The family realized she would not get well and all they could do was keep her comfortable tile she passed. Franklin details how the family and how friends have all helped out during this trying time. This is a fragment of the letter.
Date: January 10, 1901
Creator: Franklin, Elizabeth
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Moore, Linnet White and Claude D. White, March 10, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Ann Moore, Linnet White and Claude D. White, March 10, 1907]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. it is written by Sally Thornhill and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore and the White's. In this letter, Thornhill informs her kin on the going-on in Goodlettsville, TN. The news includes: a discussion about her correspondences, an apology for not writing a quick reply to Moore and White, a discussion about the grippe outbreak and news about those who are sick with pneumonia, a dialogue about Bailey Love's death, a dialogue about the mud and how it makes the agricultural work much harder, news about her weaving project, a discussion about traveling to see family in Nashville, and updates on the prices of meat and an aside on the production of eggs this winter. She closes the letter by sending love and well-wishes to all.
Date: March 10, 1907
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills] (open access)

[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills]

Receipt for goods purchased by S.M. Roy & Co. in Hennings, Tennessee from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills in Waco, Texas.
Date: April 10, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History