[Letter from Charles Moore to Elvira Moore, October 21, 1871] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Charles Moore to Elvira Moore, October 21, 1871]
  • Series Title Charles B. Moore Family papers, 1832-1917

Creator

  • Author: Moore, Charles B.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: White, Ruth Moore
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Granddaughter of Charles B. Moore.

Date

  • Creation: 1871-10-21

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter to Elvira Moore from Charles Moore discussing his trip to Sherman, Texas, with Henry Moore to have wheat processed into flour, an account of the health of family and friends, and the transport of a man named Parker to Sherman, Texas in order to stand trial for the murder of a person named Peacock. Portions of the document have been destroyed and are illegible.
  • Physical Description: [4] p. ; 26 x 40 cm., folded to 26 x 20 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Keyword: mills
  • Keyword: murders
  • Named Person: Moore, Charles B.
  • Named Person: Moore, Henry S.
  • Named Person: Moore, Elvira
  • Keyword: marriages

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Coverage Date: 1871-10
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Grayson County - Sherman

Relation

  • Has Transcription: [Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Elvira Moore, October 21, 1871], ark:/67531/metapth207567

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

  • Accession or Local Control No: CBM_2080-002-014
  • Call Number: HM.70
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2075015
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth207678
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