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[Envelope from Elvira D. Moore and Lucinda Wallace to Mr. Jo or Charles B. Moore, March 9,1862]
Envelope from Elvira D. Moore and Lucinda Wallace addressed to Mr. Jo [?] or Charles B. Moore at Rocky Bayou, Arkansas. It is postmarked Shelbyville, Tennessee, March 11th, and the date Mar. 9, 1862 is written in blue ink. According to the note written in the bottom left corner, the letter was received on March 25, 1862. There are some numbers written in pencil on the back.
Date:
March 9, 1862
Creator:
Moore, Elvira D. & Wallace, Lucinda
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Josephus Moore addressed to Charles Moore, July 9, 1864]
Envelope from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, post marked July 9, 1864, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The stamp has been removed. It originally contained the letters CBM_2079-017-012 and CBM_2079-017-013.
Date:
July 9, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Ziza Moore and Josephus Moore addressed to Charles Moore, July 19, 1864]
Envelope from Ziza Moore and Josephus Moore addressed to Charles Moore. The post mark denotes that it was sent from Shelbyville, Tennessee, on July 19, 1864. The envelope originally contained the letter CBM_2079-018-001.
Date:
July 19, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Ziza
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, November 20, 1864]
Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore containing local news and health, a misunderstanding that caused a family friend to be imprisoned, and noting the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.
Date:
November 20, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, February 16, 1865]
Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore speculating about proposed amendments to the Constitution of the state of Tennessee and the conditions that may be imposed upon its people. Josephus then relates the well-being of friends and neighbors.
Date:
February 16, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, March 6, 1865]
Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore concerning local news and weather, including further information on a band of local horse thieves, religious services, and elections.
Date:
March 6, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Josephus Moore addressed to Charles Moore, May 13, 1865]
Envelope from Josephus Moore addressed to Charles Moore. The post mark indicates that it was sent through Shelbyville, Tennessee. The stamp has been removed.
Date:
May 13, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, April 8, 1865]
Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore about family health and a marriage.
Date:
April 8, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, May 12, 1865]
Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore regarding health, a crop killing frost, and the slow return to normalcy following the end of the Civil War.
Date:
May 12, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Charles Moore addressed to Ziza Moore, May 24, 1865]
An envelope addressed to Ziza Moore from Charles Moore. It contained the letter CBM_2079-020-002.
Date:
May 24, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Henry Moore addressed to Charles Moore, July 6, 1865]
Envelope from Henry Moore addressed to Charles Moore.
Date:
July 6, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry Moore to Ziza Moore, Charles Moore, and Elvira Moore, September 24, 1865]
Letter from Henry Moore to Ziza, Charles, and Elvira Moore and Aunt Till containing local news, including Henry's molasses production and the difficulties of returning to normalcy after the war.
Date:
September 24, 1865
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Julia Rucker to Charles Moore, December 9, 1865]
Letter from Julia Rucker to Charles Moore regarding local news, politics, banditry, and news of Henry Moore going to Texas.
Date:
December 9, 1865
Creator:
Rucker, Julia T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Charles B. Moore, August 1863]
Letters to Charles B. Moore written during the Civil War. In the letter, the author discusses the lives of several family members and friends and how the war is affecting them. He also discusses his allegiance to the Union as well as the sides that many of his friends and family decided to take.
Date:
1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Land Sale Document]
Document selling 150 acres of land held by Ziza Moore to Elizabeth, M. B., and Nancy E. Damron. According to the agreement, the Damron family will pay $2,000 for the land in installments, including interest. The document is signed by Ziza Moore and two witnesses.
Date:
September 11, 1866
Creator:
Bedford County (Tenn.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their stations & distances, also the counties, towns, villages, harbors, rivers, and forts. Compiled from the latest government and other reliable sources 1862 [Sheet 2]
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, county lines, state lines, settlements, and railroad lines in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and parts of Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Includes text titled "Sketch of the whole southern coast" and map key. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000].
Date:
1862
Creator:
Lloyd, James T.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore, Sabina Rucker, and Maria, March 9, 1862]
Transcript of a letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore and family. After mentioning an outbreak of illness in the area, Elvira talks about the fall of Fort Donalson and relates information about the captured, the escapees, the wounded, and the dead. She goes on to mention troop movements in the area.
Date:
March 9, 1862
Creator:
Moore, Elvira
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from L. J. Wallace to Jo Wallace, March 9, 1862]
Transcript of a letter form L. J. Wallace to Jo Wallace wherein L. J. discusses the excitement and unease being felt in the area due to the presence of both Union and Confederate forces. Weather and health are discussed, and it is mentioned that a few Confederate soldiers were hunting some African Americans.
Date:
March 9, 1862
Creator:
Wallace, L. J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, June 18, 1863]
Transcript of a letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, discussing the nearly total failure of fruit crops in the hilly part of Bedford and that there has been steady rain after a dry season that is threatening the other crops. There has been no groundwater due to the local creek overflowing, so they've had to make do with buttermilk. He also mentions that illness has been unusually common lately. Other local news is discussed.
Date:
June 18, 1863
Creator:
Tarpley, E. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Bettie Franklin to Elizabeth Moore, July 9, 1863]
Transcript of letter from Bettie Franklin to her sister Elizabeth Moore, relating family news and farm activities.
Date:
July 9, 1863
Creator:
Franklin, Bettie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, March 27, 1864]
Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, relating news and the status of family members. He also mentions several Confederate soldiers that are imprisoned in Rock Island Prison
Date:
March 27, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, May 30, 1684]
Transcript of a letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, relating local news and family health. He expresses a desire for the Civil War to come to an unconditional end.
Date:
May 30, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, June 26, 1864]
Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore in which Josephus shares his harsh views about the South, some war news, local news. In addition, he notes that he has a large crop to harvest.
Date:
June 26, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, June 28, 1864]
Transcript of a letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore regarding the strange earthquake and other local news, including a quarrel that almost became a fight.
Date:
June 28, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library