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[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mollie Moore and Family, April 25, 1915] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mollie Moore and Family, April 25, 1915]

Letter to Mollie Moore and family from Birdie McKinley discussing news of family and friends including illness in the area, a couple people who died, and fashion.
Date: April 25, 1915
Creator: McKinley, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from O. C. Harris to Claude D. White, April 3, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from O. C. Harris to Claude D. White, April 3, 1916]

Letter to Claude D. Moore from O. C. Harris regarding a deal they had been considering. Harris accepts the terms to purchase some of Claude's land and mentions some ideas he has for it.
Date: April 3, 1916
Creator: Harris, O. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram from A. P. Condon to Claude D. White, April 3, 1917] (open access)

[Telegram from A. P. Condon to Claude D. White, April 3, 1917]

Telegram to Claude D. White from A. P. Condon. He wrote to reassure Claude about his wife's upcoming operation and to let him know that he would be looking after her personally.
Date: April 3, 1917
Creator: Condon, A. P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Linnet White, April 16, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Linnet White, April 16, 1917]

Letter to Linnet White from Birdie McKinley. She wrote to tell Linnet of daily events in her life. She includes an update of her children and their health, an outing to see Birth of a Nation, and other news relating to nearby relatives and friends.
Date: April 16, 1917
Creator: McKinley, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Claude D. White, April 20, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Claude D. White, April 20, 1917]

Letter to Claude D. White from Sally Thornhill. She wrote to wish Claude's wife Linnet well, thank them for the present they sent, and mentioned a woman named Alice Wright who she considers one of her children.
Date: April 20, 1917
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Watkins to Linnet, Ruth, and Claude D. White, April 22, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Watkins to Linnet, Ruth, and Claude D. White, April 22, 1917]

Letter to Linnet, Ruth, and Claude D. White from Lula Watkins. She wrote to express her regret that she will not be able to see Linnet until later in the year and to update her friend on her life. She mentions a new car her family has purchased, friends she has spent time with, and a high-profile divorce case involving Dr. Arthur.
Date: April 22, 1917
Creator: Watkins, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Anne B. McKey to Linnet White, April 27, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Anne B. McKey to Linnet White, April 27, 1917]

Letter to Linnet White from Anne B. McKey. She wrote to wish Linnet well after her operation and to let her friend know that once Linnet is well, she would like to see her.
Date: April 27, 1917
Creator: McKey, Anne B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard, April 21, 1909]

This document is a postcard from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is addressed to Mary Moore who was located in Omaha, Nebraska. The author of the document is Alice G. In the document, Alice details that she has received Mary's letter and will write a better response soon. She also mentions that her and her family are doing better and that their gardens are growing nicely. She mentions that the weather has been exceptional with good rain, but notes that the winds are unusually strong. The front of the postcard is a photograph of the Presbyterian church in Gallatin, Tennessee.
Date: April 21, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Loan agreement, April 9, 1906] (open access)

[Loan agreement, April 9, 1906]

Loan agreement for Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle and Peter Tuttle with The Conservative Savings and Loan Association of Omaha, Nebraska for $900.00. A stamp across the lower part of the document says that it was paid.
Date: April 9, 1906
Creator: Conservative Savings & Loan Association
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Mortgage, April 9, 1906] (open access)

[Mortgage, April 9, 1906]

Mortgage between Elizabeth and Peter M. Tuttle and the Conservative Savings and Loan Association for a lot in Madison Square, Omaha, Nebraska. It was signed on April 9, 1906. The document is stamped "paid."
Date: April 9, 1906
Creator: Douglas County (Neb.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Warranty Deed, April 23, 1910] (open access)

[Warranty Deed, April 23, 1910]

Warranty Deed for property from J. Andros Frye and Josephine W. Frye to Claude D. White. The land was sold for $2,250.00 in Douglas County, Nebraska.
Date: April 23, 1910
Creator: Bandle, Frank W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Sis and Mr. Moore, April 5, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Sis and Mr. Moore, April 5, 1883]

She received their letter and hopes that Mr. Moore will get well from his rheumatics. They have had a lot of cold weather and the peach trees have not bloomed yet. People are planting irish potatoes. Abe and Bettie are building a new kitchen and Tobe's baby has teeth already. She says there has been a lot of sickness and death the past winter and spring. Mrs. Allison and Mr. Harris died. Laura Dorris and her baby are sick. She asks if Linnet goes egg hunting like Birdie. She is at Dinkie's house. She received another letter from them. She mentions the telephone wires that went up. Mrs. Summers has had hemorrhages. Sam Thornhill had some the other night, he was robbed. She asks that they write soon.
Date: April 5, 1883
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. Ann to Charles Moore, April 8, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from J. Ann to Charles Moore, April 8, 1883]

He was surprised, but glad to hear from Charles. He is sorry that Charles' brother John was suffering fro rheumatism. He believes everyone is doing well, and he mentions that they are suffering from dry weather. He hopes for good crops this year. There is a liquor prohibiting law and the Marshall takes drunk men to jail every few nights. He tells Charles that his son Will is still sheriff and the ages of aunts and uncles. He doesn't know if Willis is going to leave or not. He asks that they write soon. In the P.S. he asks some questions. He aks if Charles and Henry are the only ones to keep the Moore name. He mentions that the Boyd name rests on the second generation with one boy.
Date: April 8, 1883
Creator: Ann, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 17, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 17, 1885]

Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mary and Charles B. Moore in which she starts out discussing her and her family's health. She also discusses the weather, crops, and the deaths of Jo Wallace and Mrs. Wilson. She says that Dinkie needs to make soap and was making butter. William Dodd and Birdie McGee added a notes at the end of the letter. Birdie shared that she weighed 41 pounds.
Date: April 17, 1885
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Charles and Mary Ann Moore, April 8, 1887] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Charles and Mary Ann Moore, April 8, 1887]

Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee discusses weather and cold snap that probably killed all the peach blossoms, but apples and garden looks ok. She recommends Mary get her teeth pulled that are bothering her. Abe is in town and Bettie is lonesome. Some geologists had come and visited Abe's gas well. Willie is working as chain carrier for a surveyor. Birdie, Mary and Bessie have learned to knit and Birdie is piecing a quilt. The women made soap and it only took 3 days. Dinkie's chickens are doing well and they sold all their turkeys at Christmas
Date: April 8, 1887
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, November 17, 1887] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, November 17, 1887]

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Date: April 11, 1904
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Mr. Moore and Sis, April 15, 1889] (open access)

[Letter from Matilda Dodd and Dinkie McGee to Mr. Moore and Sis, April 15, 1889]

Matilda was sad to hear they were unwell and hopes they are better. She also had a cold and so did Abe, Bessie and Mattie. She gives Dinkie's recipe for cough medicine. She has had dry weather until yesterday and it hasn't stopped raining since. She talks about Dinkie's garden. She is worried about Tobe and Linnet. Dinkie writes that colds are going around. Mattie stayed with Birdie. Dinkie has a hundred chicks and two hens; she milks four cows and has so much milk. She has no hogs to give the milk to because they are all dieing of cholera. She also has to deal with mad dogs.
Date: April 15, 1889
Creator: Dodd, Matilda & McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 10, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 10, 1890]

Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore in which she gives news of her family's health and talks about wanting to visits from family that live far away. Aurthur is going to school in town and want to be a preacher. William Dodd wrote about crops, a storm that caused damage and killed three people. Dinkie added a note to day that Jimmie Day was dead.
Date: April 10, 1890
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 14, 1891] (open access)

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore, April 14, 1891]

Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary and Charles B. Moore in which she updates them on the health of family members, the crops, and the weather. She thanks them for the bluing. She also says that her family is selling sheep and lambs. She has been making money selling eggs and butter. She asks if Mary has had her "teeth out." Included with this letter is a swatch of blue fabric with a white line design of squares.
Date: April 14, 1891
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Journal entries, April 1857] (open access)

[Journal entries, April 1857]

This document includes journal entries from April 4 to April 11 in an unidentified year. In the entries, Moore writes about a camping trip that is cut short by a "norther." The cold and snowy weather damaged the wheat and corn crops. He details his trip into McKinney in the snow and the snowball a group of boys were rolling in town. The next morning, on the 12, the winter weather had cleared up and by noon the snow was nearly all gone.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Draft of letter, April 19, 1891] (open access)

[Draft of letter, April 19, 1891]

This is a draft from the personal papers of the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Moore on April 19, 1891. In this letter, Moore writes about an article written in the Dallas Weekly News on April 16 by D. B. Kiefer. The article details a "norther" that struck Texas in April of 1857. He states in this document that he writes to corroborate stories with the journalist, provide his experience through the "norther," and make a correction on the date given in Kiefer's article. The third and fourth page of this document includes genealogical accounts of Moore's descendants. He details the Wallace family and the history of some of the Wallace men who were part of an expedition sent on a charge to the Creek nation.
Date: April 19, 1891
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. M. Bryan to C. B. Moore, April 1, 1896]CBM_2083-006-002 (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Bryan to C. B. Moore, April 1, 1896]CBM_2083-006-002

Letter from J. M. Bryan to C. B. Moore that says the registered letter had returned and that no such office is in the state.
Date: April 1, 1896
Creator: Bryan, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Will McGee to Charles, Mary and Linnet Moore, March 9, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Will McGee to Charles, Mary and Linnet Moore, March 9, 1898]

Letter from Will McGee to Charles, Mary and Linnet Moore in which he tells them about a fence he is constructing for Mr. McKinley. He writes about how to buy a buggy and what Charles should ask for when making his order. The letter has a diagram of the fence he is building.
Date: April 9, 1898
Creator: McGee, Will
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Birdie McGee to Linnet Moore, April 22, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Birdie McGee to Linnet Moore, April 22, 1898]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, McGee informs Moore of the goings-on in Gallatin, Tennessee. The news includes: a confirmation of the receipt of Linnet's photograph, updates on family and friends, news about her past plans and future plans, agricultural and weather updates,details on community events and the attire that her and some of the family are going to wear to one of the events, a discussion about her hat, and a dialogue about the construction of the school house and the instructor. She closes this letter by noting that Linnet should write soon. In the letter to Charles B. Moore and Aunt Mollie, McGee details the number of baby chickens that have hatched, the number of turkey eggs Tobe has brought to them , and an update on Tobe's campaign in an unspecified election. She notes that Will has sold his jersey cow whose bag has spoiled and plans to buy another with the money. She informs Charles and Aunt Mollie on the goings-on in Gallatin and updates them on family news. She closes the letter by stating that the …
Date: April 22, 1898
Creator: McGee, Birdie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library