[Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, August 2, 1907] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, August 2, 1907]
  • Series Title Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917

Creator

  • Author: McKinley, Birdie
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: White, Ruth Moore
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1907-08-02

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White. She received their letter and was sad to hear that they weren't coming to visit. She says that she could not go visit them because they are having a lot of bad luck. She is sorry that their crops are not doing well. Birdie's chickens have cholera. Lillie Bell has consumption. She canned and jammed Blackberries and sold them. She comments that everything is ripening late. The cashier at the bank was robbing it for years. She mentions how the money was being used. She brags about Will and how well he is doing. She is waiting for Linnet's letter and wishing they would come visit. She talks about the work she is doing and gives news about people. Richard Dobbins got married. She asks for information about the people living in Texas.
  • Physical Description: 14 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: letters
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Moore, Charles B., 1822-1901 -- Archives.
  • Named Person: Turner, John
  • Named Person: Harris, Billy Green
  • Named Person: Wallace, Bright
  • Named Person: Wright, Nannie
  • Named Person: Dobbins, Richard
  • Named Person: Morris, Teresa
  • Named Person: McWilliams, Bell
  • Named Person: Bull, Maggie
  • Named Person: Bush, Nettie

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1907-08-02
  • Place Name: United States - Tennessee - Sumner County - Gallatin
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Collin County - McKinney

Collection

  • Name: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
    Code: CWADP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 39096548
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2075015
  • Call Number: HM. 70
  • Accession or Local Control No: CBM_2086-012-006
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth203978
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth203978

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  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS
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