[Letter from Anna Boyd and H. S. Moore to C. B. Moore, September 16, 1893] (open access)

[Letter from Anna Boyd and H. S. Moore to C. B. Moore, September 16, 1893]

Anna Boyd writes that Will's twins are in school and the new baby always wants to be outside. The school district is putting a suspension foot bridge for the children to cross on. He hoped they enjoyed themselves and wanted to go with them to visit family. John has only one son to help him farm and Will has two, but they are still too young. H. S. Moore writes that John will finish gathering corn, and he lifted a sheep out of mud. He mentions the clouds and that Anna Boyd's letter is included in the envelope. He also says that Priest has improved a little.
Date: {1893-09-16,1893-09-21}
Creator: Boyd, Anna & Moore, H. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 28 - May 4, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 28 - May 4, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Lula Dalton and is addressed to Linnet Moore. The letters are dated April 28, 1899 and May 1, 1899. In these first two letters, Lula informs Linnet of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: a discussion about her wrapper and hat, a dialogue about going riding with the White's and Lorena, and details about going to visit the Taylor family. She closes the letter by stating that she needs to read her lesson for the Club meeting and will tell her the remainder of the news soon. In Lula's next letter, dated May 3, 1899, she continues to detail the goings-on in her life and in the community. She discusses their trip to the Taylor's and notes their return trip was pleasant, notes that she stayed with Mrs. White that night because she was sick, and mentions the sewing projects she is working on at present. She closes the letter by stating that she has not yet received a letter from Linnet and hope she is not ill. Lula sends lots of love to Linnet and wishes her sweet dreams. She begins another letter …
Date: {1899-04-28,1899-05-01,1899-05-03,1899-05-04}
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, November 30 - December 2, 1897] (open access)

[Letters from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, November 30 - December 2, 1897]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore discusses the goings-on in Collin County since Mary's departure to Tennessee. He details community news and the health of friends, daily chores, weather updates, and a discussion about leading the calves to water. At the end of this letter, he notes that bright has paid him five dollars in interest and tell Mary the most current temperature reading. In the letter dated December 1-2, 1897, Moore informs Mary Ann of the goings-on in Collin County. He details Linnet's and his daily chores and discusses community news with Mary. He notes that he is sending the Paris, Texas paper to Will McGee. He writes a brief letter to Will which discusses the paper and the reason he is sending it to him. After the message to Will, he notes that they have stripped the walnut trees and it looks like rain out. He closes the letter by noting the time and temperature. Moore begins a letter at the bottom of this page which is dated December 2, 1897. He updates Mary on the …
Date: {1897-11-30,1897-12-01..1897-12-02}
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letters from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 15-18, 1899] (open access)

[Letters from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 15-18, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Lula Dalton and is addressed to Linnet. In this letter, Lula details for Linnet the goings-on in Burnet, Texas. She discusses rainy weather they have been having, memories about Cuckle Burr Hill, updates about friends and their plans, sad news about a friend's death, and a dialogue about going riding with Flora. She details the prayer meeting they attended and how she accepted Jim's invitation to walk her home. She tells Linnet about her trip to Aunt Mat's and that is planning on visiting Linnet and staying for some time. She hopes that the two of them can go to Colorado together. Lula begins another letter the next night, Sunday April 16, 1899. In this letter, Lula continues to update Linnet on the goings-on in Burnet since Linnet's departure. She details what she did on that Sunday and also mentions past happenings with her family. She notes that she has made alterations to her sailor shirt, plans to go to Georgetown for Commencement,needs to make a cake for the Baptist supper, and discusses a conversation she and Jim had about Linnet. The remaining pages of the …
Date: {1899-04-15..1899-04-16,1899-04-18}
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 28, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 28, 1899]

Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore about his activities since Christmas. He says that Bill Bounds made a trip to Texas, but was not met at the stations by friends. He states that Lila Franklin telephoned Bill Bounds to invite him to have Christmas with her family. Mr. Moore relates the details of the murder of one of the Combs brothers. His brother is in jail as he is believe to be the murderer. Tommie Horn came to stay with Mr. Moore while Linnet went out to a party. He wants Mary to ask Will if there is a connection between phosphate and the old dye stone Will's father used as a building material.
Date: December 28, 1899
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mary Moore to Charles B. Moore and Linnet Moore, December 28, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Mary Moore to Charles B. Moore and Linnet Moore, December 28, 1899]

Letter from Mary Moore to Charles and Linnet Moore in which she updates her her family on her health and her Christmas activities. She asks Linnet about Mr. Ledbetter. She talks about phosphate mining and seeing "mother's old place." The Nimmo family has started the move to Texas.
Date: December 28, 1899
Creator: Moore, Mary
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 23, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 23, 1899]

Letter from Charles Moore to Mary Moore in which he lets her know the details of the weather; updates her on the activities of friends and family; and gives news of the farm. He writes about his and Linnet's health. He also updates Mary on the health of friends. He describes the preparations for Christmas.
Date: December 25, 1899
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 22, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 22, 1899]

Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore in which he tells her about the weather; Linnet's cooking; and how wood was brought up to his house. He relates his and Linnet's activities and some news of friends and family.
Date: December 22, 1899
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from C. B. Moore, December 20, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from C. B. Moore, December 20, 1899]

Letter from C. B. Moore. The letter has been too badly damaged to discern what is being mentioned.
Date: December 20, 1899
Creator: Moore, C. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore, December 5, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore, December 5, 1899]

Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore in which he states that he has never received a reply from her and that he thinks she does not wish to hear from him. He said he enjoyed seeing her at Thanksgiving and would like to see her again.
Date: December 5, 1899
Creator: Ledbetter, Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, November 4, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, November 4, 1899]

Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore in which she expresses how much she misses Linnet. She says that Leta Fowler is to be married. She also writes about the new clothes she has had made or altered for he winter wardrobe. She also writes about Jim Cooke. The Floral Society has plans to put up an exhibit.
Date: November 4, 1899
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Claude D. White to Linnet Moore, October 27, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Claude D. White to Linnet Moore, October 27, 1899]

Letter to Linnet Moore from Claude White in which he asks her not to share his letters with her friends. He wants to keep his courtship with her a private matter. He tells her that confidential friends have given him "more trouble than any one else on earth." He says that he presumes that she has "quit" Tommie by this time. Claude says that he may place him as the cashier of the Santa Fe Route Eating House. He wants to get a place on the Frisco line, near Dallas. He says that he will try to return to see her as soon as he can.
Date: October 27, 1899
Creator: White, Claude D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Bounds, J. William to Charles B. Moore, October 8, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Bounds, J. William to Charles B. Moore, October 8, 1899]

Letter from J. William Bounds to Charles B. Moore in which he says that he has visited a mutual friend, Mr. Crawford. Mr. Crawford is very interested in the phosphate mining industry. Mr. Bounds says that Nashville is a very pleasant place to live. He is a student at Vanderbilt University and plans to graduate soon.
Date: October 8, 1899
Creator: Bounds, J. William
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Claude D. White, to Linnet Moore, October 2, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Claude D. White, to Linnet Moore, October 2, 1899]

Letter from Claude D. White, "Claudius," to Linnet Moore in which he expresses his love for her and says that he wishes to marry her. He says that he has given up Emma for her and that he hopes she will forsake Tommie for him. He requests a new photograph of her.
Date: October 2, 1899
Creator: White, Claude D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore, September 24, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore, September 24, 1899]

Letter from Ben Ledbetter to Linnet Moore in which he says he enjoyed the Sunday he spent at her home. He wished he had received an answer to his previous letter. Then he announces that he will be near her on a business trip and would like to see her again.
Date: September 24, 1899
Creator: Ledbetter, Ben
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Advertisement, August 1899] (open access)

[Advertisement, August 1899]

Advertisement by E. P. Rutherford, the editor of the Clarksville News, asking for stories about early settlers. He intended to include information about Confederate soldiers. The back of the ad is covered with numbers, equations, and a list of names.
Date: August 1899
Creator: Rutherford, E. P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, July 18,1899] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, July 18,1899]

Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore in which she said that she has had her eyes examined in Austin and needed new glasses. Lula updates Linnet on the costume party she attended, as well as the friends and family who have taken trips. Her glasses have helped so much that she wants to start on her embroidery.
Date: July 18, 1899
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes, Pleas of Guilty, County Court, Cooke County, 1899-1904] (open access)

[Minutes, Pleas of Guilty, County Court, Cooke County, 1899-1904]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing the guilty pleas of suspects, their crimes, and the resulting punishment.
Date: 1899-07~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, June 18, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, June 18, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Lula Dalton and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Lula informs Linnet of the goings-on in Chambersville, TX. The news includes: a confirmation of receiving a note from Linnet written by Mary Ann, a discussion about her trips to Georgetown and Austin, details about her visit to Austin, an update on her eyes and the treatment she received from an oculist, news from her community when she got home from Austin, and a discussion about the camping trip she and her friends will go on to the river. She closes the letter by noting that she hopes Linnet will write as soon as she can and sends her best regards to the Moore family. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: June 18, 1899
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Announcement of Commencement for Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, June 13, 1899] (open access)

[Announcement of Commencement for Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, June 13, 1899]

Commencement program for Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College Corps of Cadets. It lists the class roll and committees.
Date: June 13, 1899
Creator: Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. H. Thornhill to Linnet Moore, June 6, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from S. H. Thornhill to Linnet Moore, June 6, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by S. H. Thornhill to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Thornhill discusses establishing a line of communication with Linnet through correspondences. He states that he had hoped to hear from Linnet after she left Waxahachie, but understands that her studies took priority of writing letter. Now that school is out, he mentions, it is about time she write him a few lines. He details that all the family is well, urges Linnet to visit again, and notes that he accompanies Frank to visit his girl, Miss Lottie, and is courting her sister who he describes is the prettier of the two. He informs her of the weather at present for the summer season, closes the letter by noting that he will write a better letter next time,and sends love to all his kin. He hand writes an aside on top which notes that he will be unable to visit her due to his employment and the approaching cotton harvest. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: June 6, 1899
Creator: Thornhill, S. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard to Charles B. Moore, June 2, 1899]

This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. In this postcard, Moore is informed of the picnic which has been rescheduled due to the busy harvest season. It details that the picnic will now be held on June 10, 1899 near the Moore family's home.
Date: June 2, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to the Moore family, May 23-24, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Sally Thornhill to the Moore family, May 23-24, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Sally Thornhill and is addressed to the Moore family. In this letter, Sally informs the Moore family of the goings-on in White Hill, Tennessee. The news includes: a confirmation on the receipt of Moore's correspondences, general updates on the family's well-being at present, a discussion about the vegetable garden and the fruit that is currently available for harvest, news about the crops, a dialogue about measles, a discussion about family's travels and who is in town at present, updates on correspondences received, and general community news. She begins a letter to Mary on the third page of this letter. In Mary's letter, Thornhill discusses her health, notes that the family has received word from Birdie McGee, details her happiness for seeing things grow again,and mentions the condition of her flowers. She mentions that she has finished soap making and tells Mary Ann about the obituaries of kin. An aside at the top of this page notes that she is sad to hear about Laura and Jack's health and gives details about Jack's family who reside in Tennessee. She closes the letter to Mary and begins another …
Date: May 23, 1899
Creator: Thornhill, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill, May 8, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill, May 8, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by S. T. Appling to Sally Thornhill. In this letter, Appling discusses the current news in her community. She details the goings-on and well-being of family members. She notes to Sally that she has rheumatism in her hands, making it difficult to write. Appling states that the garden is all planted and details which crops are successful or failing at present. She mentions that Henry is currently shearing sheep, updates Sally on community news and family health, and mentions they do not have much fruit this season. She closes the letter by stating that the family should write to them as soon as they are able.
Date: May 8, 1899
Creator: Appling, S. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library