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

Description: 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

[Letter from Birdie McGee to Linnet Moore, December 8, 1892]

Description: Letter to Linnet Moore in which the writer, Birdie McGee, states that everyone is well. Her school is out because the teacher's mother is so ill that school was dismissed entirely. She has since heard that the mother died. She has started a quilt. She thinks Clemmie Albright looks better in a corset and wants one too.
Date: December 8, 1892
Creator: McGee, Birdie

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Moore, December 2, 1897]

Description: Letter from Charles B. Moore to his wife, Mary Moore, in which he updates her on his activities and what has been happening on the farm. He has a good potato crop and is storing part of it in Linnet's room. He writes that they are experiencing a bad "norther" with snow, strong winds and cold temperatures. He received a letter that said that Laura Jernigan had recovered from her illness.
Date: December 5, 1897
Creator: Moore, Charles B.

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

Description: 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.

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

Description: 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.

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

Description: 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… more
Date: December 28, 1899
Creator: Moore, Charles B.

[Letter from Linnet, Moore to Mary and Charles Moore, December 21, 1898]

Description: Letter from Linnet Moore to her parents while she is away at school. She talks of the upcoming Christmas and the celebrations. Students of their costumes for the Christmas ball and who they are going with. The religious ones talk about their church suppers and Christmas services. She is becoming more used to living with Mrs. Rawlings and Lula Dalton. Lula and her two brothers are orphans that were raised by Mrs. Rawlings for a payment of $10.00 each per month since the youngest son, Melvin… more
Date: December 21, 1898
Creator: Moore, Linnet

[Letter from Linnet, Moore to Mary and Charles Moore, December 31, 1898]

Description: Letter From Linnet to her parents musing about all that happened to her in 1898 and what is to come in 1899. She says she had the dullest Christmas ever and didn't go to any parties. For Christmas she helped make tamales and chili and then the ladies at the church cooked a Mexican dinner. She got nice presents, including several books by Tennyson, and Walter Scott. Lula's brother Carter Dalton killed his first deer and they have been eating venison.
Date: December 31, 1898
Creator: Moore, Linnet

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

Description: 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

[Letter from Susan H. Nixon to Charles B. Moore, December 24, 1892]

Description: Letter a letter from Susan H. Nixon, an "old admirer" of Charles B. Moore in which she thanks him for keeping "track of me all these years." She informs him that she likes his epitaph. She is pleased to know that he is married and has a daughter named Linnet.
Date: December 24, 1892
Creator: Nixon, Susan H.

[Letter from T. V. Munson to Charles B. Moore, December 5, 1898]

Description: Letter from T. V. Munson of T. V. Munson & Son's Denison Nurseries to Charles Moore stating that any time of clear weather from time of letter until March 15th is good for planting. He states the studies of polmology (apple cultivation) and theology are in the decline. Theology is destined to decay as men and women are allowed to do their own reading and thinking. Includes envelope which was used as scratch paper and has the names Lena Thompson and Gertie Woods on the back.
Date: December 5, 1898
Creator: Munson, T. V.

[Letter from Tarply, E. D. to Charles B. Moore, December 6, 1891]

Description: Letter from E. D. Tarply to Charles Moore in December of 1891. The letter has split along the folds, which has caused the loss of some of the contents. He writes about his children's schools. He also give news about the weather; milling corn and wheat; the health of family and friends; and that he hoped to go to the Columbia Exposition.
Date: December 6, 1891
Creator: Tarply, E. D.
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