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[Message from the President of the United States, June 24, 1836]

Description: Scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is a "Message from the President of the United States", Andrew Jackson, concerning the recent establishment of the Republic of Texas following their battles with Mexico. There is also another message from John Forsyth below on the same paper. Page 6, is the start of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas" and includes a list of names in two columns at the top. Page 7, is section 7 through 17 of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas".
Date: December 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page and poem in "Excursions"]

Description: Photographs of pages in Henry David Thoreau's "Excursions" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title pages. The left page is being held down by a clear band and a fain illustration of Thoreau's head and shoulders is on it. The right side is the title page of the book and includes a crest and other information about the book. The second image is of a poem inside of the book.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Atlanta Campaign Staff Ride Briefing Book

Description: USARC Staff Ride Briefing Books are produced by the Office of the Command Historian (OCH) to provide a systematic approach to the analysis of significant campaigns and battle in the history of the military art and the profession of arms. This volume "provides a concise but detailed account of Major General William T. Sherman's operational art and tactical prowess in maneuvering his army group, composed of three separate Union armies, from Chattanooga, Tennessee to the Confederate rail hub of A… more
Date: June 1995
Creator: Shanahan, Edward P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charles Dickens and his Jewish Characters

Description: Book compiled by Cumberland Clark of letters written between Charles Dickens and Eliza Davis concerning Dicken's use of Jewish characters in his works, including Oliver Twist. At the end is included a reprinting of a letter included by Davis with a Hebrew bible she presented to Dicken's as a gift.
Date: 1918
Creator: Clark, Cumberland
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Medal of Honor: History and Issues

Description: This Congressional Research Service Report for Congress contains background information, current policy and benefits, and statutory restrictions pertaining to the Medal of Honor.
Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Letter to Charles B. Moore, August 1863]

Description: Letters to Charles B. Moore written during the Civil War. In the letter, the author discusses the lives of several family members and friends and how the war is affecting them. He also discusses his allegiance to the Union as well as the sides that many of his friends and family decided to take.
Date: 1863
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Charles Moore to W. S. Wallace, J. Cowan Bass and family, March 24, 1862]

Description: Letter from Charles Moore to W. S. Wallace, J. Cowan Bass and family, relating his visit with relatives in Monroe County, Iowa. He also tells the story of a man who was waylaid by [Brigadier General John Sappington] Marmaduke, and wonders if Vicksburg has fallen to the Union. In addition, he discusses civil unrest in Texas and expresses his desire to return.
Date: March 24, 1863
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, June 18, 1863]

Description: Letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, discussing the nearly total failure of fruit crops in the hilly part of Bedford and that there has been steady rain after a dry season that is threatening the other crops. There has been no groundwater due to the local creek overflowing, so they've had to make do with buttermilk. He also mentions that illness has been unusually common lately. Other local news is discussed.
Date: June 18, 1863
Creator: Tarpley, E. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]

Description: Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date: September 11, 1863
Creator: Constant, Mrs. D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Typed copy of letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]

Description: Typed copy of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields. It is typed on yellow paper, and some words or phrases are missing.
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, March 13, 1864]

Description: Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, in which Charles has copied and forwarded a message from Captain C. C. Allen regarding the pervasive thievery in Izard County, Arkansas, and that Moore would do well not to return. He also discusses some local news, including further arrests of a gang of horse thieves.
Date: March 13, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to W. S. Wallace, J. Cowan Bass and family, March 24, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to W. S. Wallace, J. Cowan Bass and family, relating his visit with relatives in Monroe County, Iowa. He also tells the story of a man who was waylaid by [Brigadier General John Sappington] Marmaduk, and wonders if Vicksburg has fallen to the Union. In addition, he discusses civil unrest in Texas and expresses his desire to return.
Date: March 24, 1863
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, June 18, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from E. D. Tarpley to Charles Moore, discussing the nearly total failure of fruit crops in the hilly part of Bedford and that there has been steady rain after a dry season that is threatening the other crops. There has been no groundwater due to the local creek overflowing, so they've had to make do with buttermilk. He also mentions that illness has been unusually common lately. Other local news is discussed.
Date: June 18, 1863
Creator: Tarpley, E. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date: September 11, 1863
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, March 13, 1864]

Description: Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, in which Charles has copied and forwarded a message from Captain C. C. Allen regarding the pervasive thievery in Izard County, Arkansas, and that Moore would do well not to return. He also discusses some local news, including further arrests of a gang of horse thieves.
Date: March 13, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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