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[Letter from Will McGee to Mary Moore, February 26, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Will McGee to Mary Moore, February 26, 1906]

Letter from Will McGee to his Aunt Mary Moore. He says that he has wanted to write earlier, but has not had time. He can only write at night. He mentions that he is working for J. N. R. R., although it is not regular work. There are plans to put a new depot in Hendersonville. He enjoys the railroad work. He made a place to put his tools and was promoted to inside work. He then got into a spat with one of the bosses. He mentions that Henry is getting into the pills and almost had a serious accident. Henry has gotten bigger.
Date: February 26, 1906
Creator: McGee, Will
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, February 6, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, February 6, 1906]

Letter from Sally Thornhill to Cousin Mary Moore discussing family news, weather, and agricultural news. Her sister, Lu, has had fits and is suffering from paralysis. She has her on a lounge in her bedroom and her husband in the bed so she can care for both of them at once.
Date: February 6, 1906
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Moore, February 28, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Moore, February 28, 1906]

Letter from Birdie McGee to her Aunt Mollie [Mary] giving family news. Uncle Abe Franklin is very ill He wore himself down riding more than 20 miles in one day to go get a new horse and took sick. Talks of Uncle Tobe's death. From what they can tell, he starved himself to death after he lost all his money. Includes letter dated February 11, 1906 from Gallatin, Tennessee addressed to Aunt Molly, with no author listed. He talks of Uncle Tobe's funeral costs and the sale of a saddle.
Date: February 28, 1906
Creator: McGee, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. J. McKinley to Claude D. White, March 1st, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. McKinley to Claude D. White, March 1st, 1906]

Letter from W. J. McKinley and Claude White in which McKinley writes about the cost of shipping seed corn.
Date: March 1, 1906
Creator: Mckinely, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Moore and Linnet and Claude White, April 5, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McGee to Mary Moore and Linnet and Claude White, April 5, 1906]

Letter from Birdie McGee saying that she hasn't gotten her garden in yet, so won't have vegetables for at least three months. Alice is getting glasses, Will gave notice at his job and is going to farming, Uncle Abe is getting better and other family news. She says Sallie Love has gone crazy again and now has become a Christian Scientist and is curing Bailey of consumption. He is nothing but a skeleton and hasn't been able to leave the house all winter.
Date: April 5, 1906
Creator: McGee, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from William J. McKinley to Claude D. White, April, 5, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from William J. McKinley to Claude D. White, April, 5, 1906]

Letter from William J. McKinley to Claude D. White discussing his love of farming and how things are growing. He wishes Claude could come to the horse sale. He has the finest shepherd dog there ever was and will send Claude a pup if he wants. He is planning on visiting Claude and Linnet when the chickens are ready. He says, "I am no Methodist minister, but I have that capacity." There is an added note by Birdie McGee at the end saying Alice and Mr. Griffin got back and Mrs. Peyton died.
Date: April 5, 1906
Creator: McKinley, William J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, May 20, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, May 20, 1906]

Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore in which she says that she has had little time to write as Mr. Thornhill and sister Melissa are unwell. Bertha now has an organ to play. She tells how she made rhubarb pudding. Sally gives an update on her garden, an invasion of locusts, and the crops. She also passes on the news of the activities and health of friends and family.
Date: May 20, 1906
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Death Notice for A. R. Franklin] (open access)

[Death Notice for A. R. Franklin]

Notice regarding the death of A. R. Franklin, who died November 23, 1906. The funeral was held November 24th at the grave side, officiated by Rev. R. M. DuBose; he was buried at Gallatin Cemetery in Gallatin, Tennessee. The notice also includes the list of pall bearers.
Date: November 24, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library