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[Letter from Daniel Dickson to his mother - March 27, 1861]

Description: Letter from Daniel Dickson to his mother saying that his father's health is in a stable state, but Mr. Grimes isn't looking good. He wants to get eggs for his mother, and wants his kittens to not die.
Date: March 27, 1861
Creator: Dickson, Daniel
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, March 1, 1861]

Description: Letter from Maud Fentress to her son David regarding the making of clothes for the family; a report that a man was killed by Indians; the military build up in the south; and her opinion of Abraham Lincoln.
Date: March 1, 1861
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ziza and Josephus C. Moore to Henry S. Moore, March 1861]

Description: Letter from Josephus C. and Ziza Moore to Henry S. Moore discussing family news, farming, Abraham Lincoln, and the probability that Tennessee will soon secede from the Union. The letter was written over several days from March 8, 1861 to March 12, 1861.
Date: March 1861
Creator: Moore, Josephus C. & Moore, Ziza
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter to Charles B. Moore, March 21, 1861]

Description: Letter to Charles B. Moore of the Southern Confederacy from an unknown person in Dyer County, Tennessee discussing the state's recent decision not secede from the Union, slavery and abolitionism, and the possibility of other countries becoming involved in the coming war when the supply of cotton from the South has stopped.
Date: March 21, 1861
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Ziza Moore, March 29, 1861]

Description: Letter from Henry S. Moore to Ziza Moore, addressed as "Papa." He discusses the secession of Texas from the Union, slavery, crops, and a recent turkey hunting trip. The letter is torn in several places so that not all of it can be read. All that is visible of the sender's name is S. Moore.
Date: March 29, 1861
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861]

Description: Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.
Date: March 31, 1861
Creator: Nimmo, J. S. & Moore, Henry S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter to Asbury, from O. Fisher]

Description: Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from his father, Orceneth Fisher discussing their work in the church and news of acquaintances and family. He also mentions the imminent civil war.
Date: March 18, 1861
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from John B. Rector to Kenner K. Rector, March 4, 1861]

Description: Letter from John B. Rector, to his brother, Kenner K. Rector discussing if Kenner has sold any lumber or not. For John feels as though doing a trade with him, he'll have a better advantage with the lumber. Pa sent him $10.00.
Date: March 4, 1861
Creator: Rector, John B.
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group
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