Letter from David B. Heartzell to his sister, Mary Ann Love in Fairfield, Texas, dated August 19, 1866, in which he writes about the cholera epidemic in the area and its effect on his return to Texas by steamboat, and about the health of his family members.

Handwritten letter from Oliver J. Glessner to Miss Lou Moore, inquiring about her well-being and whether she had a safe and pleasant trip to Illinois, as well as a desire to meet her again in Indiana. The two would marry later that year. The lined paper is embossed in the far left top corner with a small crown and shield.

Map shows counties, railroads, rivers, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:2,062,000] and [ca. 1:2,062,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Map shows the railroads and counties of Illinois during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,152,000].

Map shows late nineteenth century Chicago wards, street names, railroads, piers, canals, levees, parks, select buildings, tunnels, and public institutions. Scale not given.

Map shows late nineteenth century Chicago wards, street names, railroads, piers, canals, levees, parks, select buildings, tunnels, and public institutions. Scale not given.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Illinois railroads connecting to the featured Central Illinois Railroad; township grid, cities and towns, counties, and rivers. Includes statistics, text describing land offered by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and Illinois Central R.R. advertisements. Scale not given.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Illinois counties, township grid, proposed and existing railroads, cities, towns, mining activity, and notable physical features. Includes references, text, and statistics. Scale [1:760,320].

Letter sent to Charles B. Moore from J. C. Barr discussing oil drilling in Jersey County, the health of acquaintances, railroad construction, farming, weather, as well as other family and local news. The third page of the letter is a segment added by Mary A. Barr discussing family life including visiting and gardening.

Map shows roads, towns, county boundaries, railroads, land tracts and ownership, notable physical features, and layout of larger cities along the valley of the mid-nineteenth century Mississippi River. Includes explanation, list of other maps available from publisher. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:316,800].

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.

Letter from Charles Moore to an unidentified person discussing family matters and news. He also writes about the exemptions a person could have to get out of compulsory military service in the south: owning 600 cattle, owning 20 slaves, or being in the ministry. He mentions a Unionist friend who escaped service via the latter. He states that 42 men have been hanged for their Union sympathies.

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore and family, discussing local and family news. There has been a rash of horse thieving in the area. A Union deserter, Captain Mortimer Scott, is among the twelve men captured.