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[Postcard from John C. Barr]

Description: Postcard sent from John C. Barr in Jerseyville, IL to Charles B. Moore giving a brief overview of recent events. Mr. Barr notes a visit from a friend and the ripening of fruit plants. Two notes on the front of the card read: "Received May 8 1874" and "4th. 1 inch rain last night."
Date: May 3, 1874
Creator: Barr, John C.
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[Missed Opportunity]

Description: A singer has a conversation with a dove. He asks it for love so he can leave descendents. He then realizes he was asleep. On the other side, the author says he can't sleep and is having a hard time dealing with the present. The author is disappointed in not getting married and having kids.
Date: unknown
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[Letter from Harriet C. Griffin]

Description: A letter from Harriet C. Griffin of Olathe, KS to Charles B. Moore in response to a letter he had written her bringing up a potential marriage between them.
Date: June 2, 1874
Creator: Grffin, Harriet C.
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[List of Names with Receipt on Back]

Description: The front page of this object has a list of names with corresponding cities, counties, and states. The back is a note of payment received for $1 from the secretary of Moore to P.M. Bryam of Texas.
Date: August 1, 1874
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[Letter from Mrs. C. Snelling]

Description: Letter from Mrs. C. Snelling of Olathe, KS to Charles B. Moore in regards to a missed visit, and his correspondence with Ms. Harriet C. Griffin. A note on the enveloper reads: "Mrs. C. Snelling; Recvd Sept 16th; 1874."
Date: September 7, 1874
Creator: Snelling, Mrs. C.
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[Letter from Helen Duncan]

Description: Letter from Helen Duncan to Charles B. Moore declining to consider marriage with him because he is an old bachelor. The letter sends news of the family and includes a "warning" story about another old bachelor who married a widow.
Date: December 8, 1874
Creator: Duncan, Helen
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[Letter from George Wilson]

Description: A letter from George Wilson of Livingston, TN to Charles B. Moore. The sender is a cousin by marriage to Charles Moore. The letter itself remits news of Mr. Moore's family.
Date: December 29, 1874
Creator: Wilson, George
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[Main Street, Dyersburg, Tennessee]

Description: Photograph of an old street scene in Dyersburg, Tennessee with men standing in front of and hanging out of the windows of buildings. One of the named businesses James D. McClerkin's Drug Store. To the right of the drug store is Hall, Williams, & Co. Merchants, where Byrd Williams, Sr. would soon become the sole proprietor.
Date: [1874..1886]
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Chautauqua Culture

Description: Text for a sidebar about the presence of the Chautauqua movement in Waxahachie, Texas that was published in the June 2001 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2001-06~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
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[Sheriff's Fee Book, Cooke County, 1873-1874]

Description: Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing a list of fees owed to the sheriff. Information typically includes the service rendered, the indebted party, whether or not the fee was paid, and the amount due.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
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