[Letter from Alice Donnell to Mollie Moore, December 18, 1875]

One of 1,686 items in the series: Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917 available on this site.

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Alice is happy to hear from her friend and wishes to visit. She inquires about Joe's trunk and if Mr. Moore knows anything about it. She would like Mollie to write back as soon as possible with information on Joe's trunk. She mentions Bettie's mother who is not feeling well.Dinkie wants to throw a party for Joe and Alice wishes Mollie and Mr. Moore could go. Mary Jane and Simeon have not married yet and Simeon talks of going to Texas. Alice now has the Texas fever and really wants to go. John Wallace and Susie Lore are talked about … continued below

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[2] p. ; 27 x 20 cm.

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Donnell, Alice December 18, 1875.

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Alice is happy to hear from her friend and wishes to visit. She inquires about Joe's trunk and if Mr. Moore knows anything about it. She would like Mollie to write back as soon as possible with information on Joe's trunk. She mentions Bettie's mother who is not feeling well.Dinkie wants to throw a party for Joe and Alice wishes Mollie and Mr. Moore could go. Mary Jane and Simeon have not married yet and Simeon talks of going to Texas. Alice now has the Texas fever and really wants to go. John Wallace and Susie Lore are talked about by the neighborhood of getting married. She asks Mollie to write her a long letter and to write back about Joe's trunk.

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[2] p. ; 27 x 20 cm.

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Mollie Moore may be a nickname for Mary Moore.

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  • December 18, 1875

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  • Feb. 8, 2012, 11:22 a.m.

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Donnell, Alice. [Letter from Alice Donnell to Mollie Moore, December 18, 1875], letter, December 18, 1875; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203408/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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