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- [Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]
- Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
- [Letter from Maud C. Fentress, Janurary 15, 1864]
- Letter from M. C. (Maud) Fentress to her family regarding the loss of a package of letters that were being brought to her by Captain Hawood and her worries because she has not heard from her son David. Her area has not experience raids for several months, but she expects that to change. She writes about the taking of "Savanah" (Savannah, Georgia). She says that the former slaves continue to leave to join up with the Yankees. She sends an update on family and friends, where they are, what they are doing and their health.
- [Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]
- Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
- [Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, January 1, 1864]
- Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son, David Fentress updating him on the war and it's impacts on her local surroundings. She also gives him news about family and friends.
- [Letter from H.W. Raglin to A.D. Kennard Jr., October 15, 1859]
- Letter from H. W. Raglin to A. D. Kennard Jr. regarding the service requests of both M. (Michael) Kennard and A.D. Kennard and how those requests are doing. He also mentions prices on food and transportation.
- [Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette Redway, November 15, 1865]
- A letter from Hamilton K. Redway in Washington D.C. to his wife, Loriette Redway, on November 15, 1865. The letter is regarding Redway's forthcoming military assignment. Redway tells his wife that he expects to be sent to Texas with the 1st Regiment U.S. Colored Cavalry. Redway asks Loriette to send several personal items to him as soon as possible in care of the Adams Express Company. Also included with this item is the envelope in which the letter was sent. The envelope, postmarked November 15, is addressed to Mrs. H. K. Redway in Mannsvwille, New York.
- [Company Orders Book, June 15, 1864-June 1865]
- Company order book with special orders, many of them for promotions and demotions. They include demotions for robbing a paroled rebel soldier, incompetence, intoxication, and disorderly behavior. There is an order that all men must turn in all civilian and rebel clothing. The book also appears to have been used for schoolwork and drawing by children at some later date. It also includes some song lyrics or poetry. Many pages are cut out of the back of the book and some pages partially missing.
- [Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Capt. H. K. Redway, February 15, 1865]
- Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Capt. H. K. Redway that transportation was furnished from Portland OH to Cincinnati OH for Corpl. Calvin Hull at the cost of $3.09.
- [Letter from A.G. Lee, February 15, 1865]
- Letter from A. G. Lee about transportation furnished for Moses Saporius Private of Redway's company from Rochester to Baltimore at the cost of $7.30.
- [List of needed supplies, September 15, 1864]
- List of needed supplies of jackets, pants, drawers, shirts, blouses, socks, boots, blankets, ponchos, hats, caps, canteens, etc.
- [List of needed supplies, September 15, 1864]
- List of needed supplies, such as jackets, pants, drawers, shirts, blouses, socks, boots, blankets, ponchos, hats, caps, canteens and tents.
- [List of stores lost, October 15, 1864]
- List of stores that two privates had in their possession when they were captured by enemy in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
- [Ordnance inventory lost in skirmish, October 15, 1864]
- List of ordnance and stores lost in skirmish at Leetown, Virginia. One man was severely injured, five were taken prisoner and four horses were killed. The equipment of the wounded man and four horses killed could not be recovered.
- [Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores, May 15, 1864]
- Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores created by Capt. Henry J. Draine on May 15, 1864. The following items were given to Lt. Hamilton K. Redway by Capt. Draine: two sets of complete horse equipment, five complete carbines, two complete sabres, and one saddle. The items were turned over to Redway while the two men were at a camp in Pleasantville, Md.
- [Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores, May 15, 1864]
- Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores created by Capt. Henry J. Draine on May 15, 1864. The following items were given to Lt. Hamilton K. Redway by Capt. Draine: two sets of complete horse equipment, five complete carbines, two complete sabres, and one saddle. The items were turned over to Redway while the two men were at a camp in Pleasantville, Md.
- [Discharge Paper for Hamilton K. Redway, April 15,1866]
- The discharge of Hamilton K. Redway from the colored cavalry.
- [Letter to Capt. H K. Redway, May 15, 1865]
- Redway's letter was received but the officer was not there and now Redway has to rewrite his letter to T. H. Hakey to receive payment.
- [Letter from E. H. Brooke, February 15, 1865]
- The Adjutant General's Office is notifying that John E. Rouk is accepted to receive payment starting January 1, 1865.
- [Furlough pass for Hamilton K. Redway, February 15, 1865]
- Furlough pass for Hamilton K. Redway.
- [General orders no. 271, October 15, 1864]
- General orders no. 271 detail the corrections that would be made to General orders no. 127. The orders state that paragraph IV of general orders no. 127 would be replaced with the paragraph in this document. This document also includes additions to general orders no. 127.
- [General orders no.39, March 15, 1865]
- General orders no. 39 specifies an order concerning embalmers.
- [Special orders, December 15, 1864]
- Special orders from A. H. Nash to Captain Redway which detail that these orders should be relayed to all men in Redway's company whose muster and descriptive rolls have not been received. It also states that Redway should wait for a courier from Soup Creek with a similar dispatch.
- [Letter from John C. Cooper, March 15, 1873]
- Letter on Office of Agricultural Insurance Company letterhead from Uncle John C. Cooper to nephew Hamilton K. Redway stating that he will be sending $5.00 as a small token. He wishes it to be placed in a bank to earn the best interest and be given to Hamilton's little son, R.C.K., when he reaches the age of 21. If he doesn't live to 21 , Hamilton is free to do what he thinks best with the money.
- [Envelope from the Agricultural Ins. Co., March 15, 1873]
- Envelope from the Agricultural Insurance Company of Watertown, N.Y. to Hamilton K. Redway.
- [Claim for horse, May 15, 1864]
- Claim for a horse shot in battle, describing how the loss of the horse was not the fault of Cpt. Redway.
- [Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 15, 1865]
- Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Corporal Calvin Hull's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Hull was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The corporal's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation from Portland to Cincinnati was $3.09, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Corporal Hull would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia.
- [Triplicate Warrant, September 15, 1880]
- Triplicate warrant for Levi Perryman is for the amount of $50.00. The document is dated September 15, 1880.
- [Sworn Statement, May 15, 1880]
- Sworn statement made by R. F. Bailey that he is not able to pay the fine and costs from the case The State of Texas vs. R. F. Bailey. The fine and court costs will be paid off with his imprisonment in the county jail.
- [Probate document , February 15, 1909]
- Notice that Emmet Patton, administrator of the estate of Bob Perryman has filed his final account for Perryman's estate and that the court fixes the first Monday of April 1909 for the hearing of objections.
- [Receipt from James M. Strong to J.M. Cobb, May 15, 1876]
- Receipt from James M. Strong to J. M. Cobb for $12.00 for County Occupation tax which entitles him to pursue the occupation of selling spirituous liquors.
- [Receipt of W. A. Morris, October 15, 1879]
- Receipt of W. A. Morris the sum of $10, the same fee of the Court Attorney. Costs from the Case of the State of Texas vs G. A. Wimberly.
- [Receipt of W. A. Morris, October 15, 1879]
- Received of W. A. Morris the sum of $2.55 for clerk costs in the case of the State of Texas vs G. A. Wimberly.
- [Receipt of Levi Perryman, January 15, 1879]
- Received of Levi Perryman through W. A. Morris the sum of $20 for the cost of execution issued by the Court of Appeals in case No. 618.
- [Receipt, March 15, 1850]
- Receipt that payment of $135 was paid.
- [Receipt from A. J. Duncan, February 15, 1854]
- Receipt from Duncan Morgan Merchants for items, including 2 gross agate buttons.
- [Receipt for Charles B. Moore from the Boston Investigator, December 15, 1879]
- Receipt from J. P. Mendum of the Boston Investigator to Charles B. Moore for $3.50. Moore purchased an annual subscription to the Boston Investigator.
- [Financial note, December 15, 1879]
- Personal notes from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The document has a financial note on the front of the paper. The financial note states that C. B. Moore is to pay H. S. Moore $22.50 after seven months from December 15, 1879. This fragment of paper appears to have been re-used for the financial note. The back of the document has "C. B. Moore Note $22.50" scrawled over handwritten text about going to the mill.
- [Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865]
- Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore relaying news from Henry and Sabina Moore about Confederate banditry, followed by other local news regarding the Civil War winding down.
- [Postcard from C. D. W. to Ruth White, May 15, 1916]
- Postcard to Ruth White from C. D. W. The front is a photograph of a river lined with trees. It is identified as the James River in Galena, Missouri. The back contains a brief message telling Ruth that the writer has arrived in Galena and that he will be leaving later that day.
- [Letter from Office of the Justice of the Peace to Claude D. White, August 15, 1910]
- Letter to Claude White thanking him for his letter of condolence concerning the results of an election in 1910. The writer give information on the race and past elections. This appears to be the first page of the letter. However, the following page(s) are missing.
- [Letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, September 15, 1909]
- This is a letter for the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White. In this letter, Gibson and Wysong discuss a meeting that all of the bank's shareholders must attend. The topic of the meeting is the required choice that banks in Texas must make between the Bond security system or the assessment plan of guarantee. The documents states that once the shareholders have made a choice, the bank must notify the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking by October 1, 1909. The envelope is included with the letter.
- [Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, November 15, 1909]
- Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White. She recovered quicker than she thought, it was almost like when she hurt her hip. She mentions they need rain for the wheat. She talks about the hogs and the fruits that are ripe. Since she got hurt she is unable to go visit friends. She asks for information on everyone. She received news from Camilla. Alice Wright visited her, she has been treated for dropsy in Fort Worth. Bettie Keller is not well. She mentions Nannie's baby. She tells Mary who is getting married. She is sorry about writing in pencil and talks about Bertha's baby. She asks for information on the kin she has in McKinney. She gives an update on all of their friends.
- [Letter from Cora Robertson to Linnet White, April 15, 1914]
- Letter to Linnet White from Cora Robertson discussing news of friends from the area. She wrote about people she say and her plans to make dresses for her girls.
- [Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Linnet White, July 15, 1914]
- Letter to Linnet White from Mrs. Edgar Smith discussing news of family and friends. She writes of her children and the poor health of her niece as well as plans to see Linnet.
- [Letter from Mrs. Edgar Smith to Mary Moore, July 15, 1914]
- Letter to Mary Moore from Mrs. Edgar Smith discussing her family and health. She writes of her daughter's ringworm and her own concerns of her feet and limbs swelling.
- [Letter from Dorothy Dodd to Linnet White, December 15, 1916]
- Letter to Linnet White from [D]orothy [D]odd. She sends her sympathies for the death of Linnet's mother and encourages Linnet to seek solace in religion. At the end of the letter there is a poem titled "Life of Faith."
- [Wedding announcement for Linnett Moore and Claude D. White, October 15, 1901]
- A wedding announcement for the marriage of Linnet Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore, to Mr. Claude D. White. The wedding was to be held Tuesday, October 15, 1901 at eight o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore near McKinney, Texas. After October 18, the newlywed couple would take up residence at 214 Gandy Street, Denison, Texas. There are two copies of the announcement included.
- [Letters from J. Sabina Rucker to Charles B. Moore, June 15-16, 1888]
- These letters are from the Charles B. Moore Collection. They are written by J. Sabina Rucker to her brother, Charles B. Moore. In this letter, Sabina updates Charles on the Rucker family and details the country around her. She notes that while in the country she saw cowboys herding fifteen hundred cattle to New Mexico. The topic of this first letter moves to correspondences she had begun writing to Henry or Solomon. She discusses their travel and lodging plans and then closes the letter. Her brief, second letter was written on June 16, 1888. She discusses a house the family is looking at and notes that they saw a pack of dogs as they were coming into town. She details some news about a family friends and closes the letter because of the misting rain. The envelope is included with the letters.
- [Letters from Matilda Dodd and Adelitia McGee to the Moore Family, August 15, 1888]
- This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a joint letter written by Matilda Dodd and Dinkie (Adelitia) McGee to the Moore family. In this letter, Matilda updates the Moore family on news from Gallatin, Tennessee and it includes: updates on family, friends, and correspondences which were received, a discussion about the dry weather and it's affects on the crops and the stock tank, a dialogue about Mary Thornhill, details about the produce that has been processed as cider, canned, or preserved, a discussion about Dinkie's poultry and the amount of butter she has sold, a dialogue about a disease which is afflicting the calves, instructions about the pictures which were sent to the Moore family, and news about school starting for Birdie,Alice, and Will. She closes the letter by stating that Linnet should attend the school with her kin. In Dinkie's letter, she details the happenings in Gallatin and the news includes: a dialogue about the dry weather and drought-like conditions, news about Will attending an ice cream supper at Limon McGee's place, a discussion about family members who traveled to Dry Fork for a meeting, details about a trip to Cousin Lou's place, a dialogue about John Wallace's burnt up thresher, news about a gift sent to Fannie, and a discussion about Linnet. She closes the letter by stating that Linnet must write soon. The envelope is included with the letter.
- [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.