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[Letter from the Melissa State Bank to Claude D. White, October 16, 1909]
Letter from H. S. Wysong, Cashier at the Melissa State Bank, to Claude White to acknowledge a draft on the National Bank of Commerce, New York, for $500.00.
[Deposit receipt for Claude D. White, October 27, 1909]
Deposit receipt from the Melissa State Bank for Claude D. White from the Melissa State Bank, October 27, 1909.
[Deposit receipt for Claude D. White, November 3, 1909]
Deposit receipt for Claude D. White for the Melissa State Bank for $15.00.
[Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White, November 15, 1909]
Letter from Sally Thornhill to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White. She recovered quicker than she thought, it was almost like when she hurt her hip. She mentions they need rain for the wheat. She talks about the hogs and the fruits that are ripe. Since she got hurt she is unable to go visit friends. She asks for information on everyone. She received news from Camilla. Alice Wright visited her, she has been treated for dropsy in Fort Worth. Bettie Keller is not well. She mentions Nannie's baby. She tells Mary who is getting married. She is sorry about writing in pencil and talks about Bertha's baby. She asks for information on the kin she has in McKinney. She gives an update on all of their friends.
[Letter to Claude D. White]
Letter concerning a purchase at $70. Two blank checks for the Melissa State Bank are included. Also a card of the bank's statement and list of directors and stockholders.
[Letter from H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, November 24, 1909]
Letter from H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White. He asks that a check be sent for interest. He will then send the money over a twelve month period. He sends his regards to Mrs. White.
[Envelope addressed to Claude D. White]
Envelope addressed to Claude D. White, Omaha, Nebraska, from the Melissa State Bank. Calculations have been made in pencil on the back of the envelope.
[Letter from J. E. Gibson to Claude D. White, December 18, 1909]
Letter from J. E. Gibson to Claude D. White. Gibson is trying to buy Claude's shares of the Melissa State Bank. He would like to purchase it before January 1st.
[Letter from W. J. McKinley to Claude D. White, December 12, 1909]
Letter from W. J. McKinley to Claude D. White. He comments that Birdie will be living in her grandfather's house that is being redone. He would like to have them come visit him. He plans to stay where he is because otherwise he couldn't bring Birdie with him. He talks about farm land selling and the nice profit people are making. He thinks there are good opportunities in Washington and Oregon. He would like them to come visit for Christmas.
[Melissa State Bank Statement, November 16, 1909]
A card of the bank's statement and list of directors and stockholders.
[Letter from Birdie McGee McKinley to Mary Moore, Claude White, and Linnet Moore White, December 12, 1909]
Letter from Birdie McKinley to Mary Moore, Claude and Linnet White. She says that she is not going to write as often, not because she doesn't think of them. She asks about the weather. She talks about killing hogs and making lard. She is trying to move into her new house, but the contractors haven't finished yet. She wishes they could spend Christmas with them. She gives news on everyone. Mr. Thornhill died of a locked jaw. She receives news from Minnie and Sallie. She has a picture she wants to send them. She talks about her future neighbors. She mentions the next time she writes will be in her new home. She asks that they write to her and tell her how they are doing.
[Letter from Birdie McGee, December 7, 1913]
Letter fragment written by Birdie McGee in which she reports that Henry was thrown from his pony; the health of family members; and the weather.
[Letter from Claude White to C. B. Moore, January 1902]
Letter from Claude White to his father-in-law, C. B. Moore, in which he gives his views on the loss of friends or their injury in war. He says that he has not changed his view of Miss Minny, "the old maid school teacher." He also states that Linnet married "not wealth but brains education industry and morals...."
[Personal statement, September 30, 1901]
This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a personal statement by C. B. Moore which was written when Moore was 79 years old. He is noting that his age has surpassed the age of his father's and grandfather's death. Moore states that he does not expect to live much longer and details that he has his will and estate in place, but would like to emphasize that his wife and daughter receive his estate in his passing. He furthers that his daughter will receive more land, some money, and a filly named Trixy. Also, he states that he has full confidence in his wife's financial ability. The statement is dated September 30, 1901.
[Letter from Walter Wallace to Charles B. Moore, October 31, 1901]
This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Walter Wallace. The letter details the family lineage of Moore's grandmother, Elizabeth Wallace Lanius. It notes family members and the places of death. Wallace furthers that a remaining family member, Uncle James, is in bad health. In the letter's closing, he mentions that Moore's daughter and her husband will visit him and his family. He states that they will do what they can to make her visit a pleasnat one. He also urges Moore to visit and mentions that his home is always open to C.B. The letter is dated October 31, 1901. It was written Denison, TX.
[Memo from J. M Pearson to Charles B. Moore, October 30, 1901]
This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. it is a memo written by J. M Pearson to Moore discussing Moore's will. Pearson states that Moore must have his will probated and include a clause that makes Moore's wife an executor of his will without bond or expense except to probate will, file inventory, and appraisal of the estate. He includes a clause that should be used by Moore in his will. In the memo's closing remarks, Pearson encloses the will and states that he sends his best wishes for Moore's present and future well-being. The memo is dated October 30, 1901.
[Postcard, April 21, 1909]
This document is a postcard from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is addressed to Mary Moore who was located in Omaha, Nebraska. The author of the document is Alice G. In the document, Alice details that she has received Mary's letter and will write a better response soon. She also mentions that her and her family are doing better and that their gardens are growing nicely. She mentions that the weather has been exceptional with good rain, but notes that the winds are unusually strong. The front of the postcard is a photograph of the Presbyterian church in Gallatin, Tennessee.
[Letter from Linnet Moore to Mary Ann Moore and Birdie McGee, January 23, 1902]
This document is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Linnet Moore to her mother, Mary Ann Moore, and to her cousin Birdie McGee. In the letter, Linnet details the happenings in her life since her last letter to her mother and they include: receiving her mother's most recent letter and photographs; detailing the rainy weather in Denison; and noting that she and Mrs. P went to church on Sunday morning, then for a walk on Sunday afternoon in the country. She describes the city people and how all they want to do is put on their best and gallivant up and down Main street on Sunday. Linnet details her visit to cousin Walter, mentions a real estate prospect that may have her and Claude moving in the future, and remarks on how windy it is which has made her embroidery and table pieces dirty rom hanging to dry on the line. She notes that she and Claude are planning a visit to Mr. White's home and will be there visiting for two weeks, if all goes well. She remarks on how lovely it is for her mother to have gotten a new dress and comments on Birdie's courtship with a young man named Will. She states that she wished she could see Birdie that day. She discusses their Grandmother's home and how it hasn't changed a bit. Also, she expresses her concern for her cousin Jennie who is losing her mental faculties. In the closing of her letter, she informs her mother of the illness of family friends and how she received a good meal because they could not eat the food that was made for them by Mrs. Goldman. She tells her mother that she should visit her soon and promises that they …
[Letter from G. W. Duncan to Mary Ann Moore, January 6, 1903]
This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter written by G. W. Duncan and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. Duncan details that he has deposited twenty-five dollars in the Collin County Bank for Moore and he is enclosing the receipt for the money. In the letter's closing, Duncan mentions that his family is well and he hopes that the letter finds Moore well too. He closes by stating that they may visit Moore in the summer. The letter is dated January 6, 1903 and was written in Princeton, TX.
[Memo from Geo. P. Bemis to J. A. Frye, July 20, 1907]
This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a memo from Geo P. Bemis to J. A. Frye discusiing the real estate paper of Lot 10, block one,Madison Square. The documentation that accompanied the memo to Frye included: A Warranty deed from Florence Company to Elizabeth Tuttle, mortgage papers from Elizabeth Tuttle and Peter M. Tuttle to the Conservative S. & L. Association, tax judgement sale receipts from county treasurer in the amount of $11.50, and a receipt from the Conservative S. & L. Association for $900.00 which was dated April 9, 1906. Bemis states that the documentation merits the mortgage cancelled and marked paid.
[Receipt for Life Insurance, December 1, 1902]
Receipt for the payment of a premium due to the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. The receipt was issued on December 1, 1902 on the life of Claude D. White.
[Receipt for taxes paid, November 21, 1900]
Receipt for personal property taxes in Collin County, Texas issued to C. B. Moore. The back of the form has been used to work out a mathematics problem.
[Deposit Slip, January 1, 1902]
Deposit slip for Mrs. C. B. Moore at the Collin County National Bank for $25.00.
[Receipt for taxes paid, December 24, 1902]
Receipt for state and county taxes paid in Collin County by Mrs. Mary Moore on December 24, 1902.
[Receipt for state and county taxes, December 24, 1902]
Receipt for state and county taxes which were paid by C. D. White in 1902.
[Deposit slip, October 14, 1903]
Deposit slip from the Collin County National Bank for the C. D. White account. Mr. White deposited $14.25 from a check written by Harry White. The back of the form was used for calculations.
[Deposit slip, October 14, 1903]
Deposit slip from the Collin County National Bank for C. D. White for the deposit of $12.50 in 1903.
[Note, May 27, 1903]
Note for $40.00 for Claude D. White with the International Harvester Company of America. It was signed on May 27, 1903 and was due in October, 1905.
[Note, May 7, 1903]
Note, handwritten, for $42.50 between O. C. Harris and Claude D. White and Mary Moore. The document was dated May 7, 1903 and payment was due on or before August 1, 1903. The word "Paid" is written across the body of the text.
[Receipt for a headstone, September 10, 1903]
Receipt for the purchase of a headstone for the grave of C. B. Moore. Mary A. Moore bought the stone from Denton Marble Works, Lillard and Whitehead, proprietors on September 10, 1903. On the back of the form is written "He left with us precious memories."
[Receipt for taxes, December 11, 1903]
Receipt for taxes paid by Mary Moore in Collin County Texas on December 11, 1903.
[Tax judgment sale receipt, March 14, 1905]
Tax judgment sale receipt for property sold to meet the state and city taxes for the years 1896-1903 in Douglas County, Nebraska.
[Note, January 19, 1906]
Note in which Claude White agrees to pay T. B. Wilson $75.00 by August 1906 or lose the property that is being used as collateral. "Paid in Full July 7, 1906" is written on the back.
[Loan agreement, April 9, 1906]
Loan agreement for Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle and Peter Tuttle with The Conservative Savings and Loan Association of Omaha, Nebraska for $900.00. A stamp across the lower part of the document says that it was paid.
[Note, May 13, 1907]
A note for $25.00 for Claude D.White which is due October 15, 1907. The document is stamped "Paid" with the date October 19, 1907.
[Receipt for taxes paid, June 28, 1909]
Receipt for taxes paid in the county of Douglas for the city and school district of Omaha, Nebraska in 1909.
[Receipt for life insuracne, 1907]
Receipt for life insurance for Claude D. White with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. The document is dated December 14, 1907.
[Draft of Will, September 30, 1901]
Draft of C. B. Moore's will was created on September 30, 1901. He appears to leave the control of his estate to his wife. Birdy McGee was living with the Moore family and he leaves it up to his wife's generosity to care for her. He states that he wants his burial to be similar to others in his family without religious ceremonies.
[Mortgage, September 7, 1906.]
Mortgage between J. Andros Frye and Josephine W. Frye and George P. Bemis real Estate Company. The transaction involved a lot in Madison Square, Omaha, Nebraska.
[Mortgage, April 9, 1906]
Mortgage between Elizabeth and Peter M. Tuttle and the Conservative Savings and Loan Association for a lot in Madison Square, Omaha, Nebraska. It was signed on April 9, 1906. The document is stamped "paid."
[Note with vendor's lien, September 18, 1906]
Note with vendor's lien for $1,000.00 between Claude D. White and C. M. Rucker in 1906. The note was renewed from 1907 to 1909. The document is stamped "Paid, November 30, 1910."
[Transfer of vendor's lien notes, September 18, 1907]
Transfer of vendor's lien notes for C. M. Rucker for one thousand dollars to J. S. Gibson of the Melissa State Bank of Melissa, Texas. The original note was made to Claude D. White.
[Release of Mortgage, September 10, 1906]
Release of Mortgage from Elizabeth and Peter M. Tuttle to The Conservative Savings and Loan Association of Omaha, Nebraska. This document was signed on September 10, 1906.
[Warranty Deed, August 21, 1906]
Warranty Deed for land from Elizabeth and Peter M. Tuttle to J. Andros Frye. The property was sold for the sum of $2000.00 in Omaha, Nebraska.
[Building Permit, November 3, 1909]
Building permit issued in Omaha, Nebraska to Claude D. White. A two dollar fee was paid for this permit.
[Wedding announcement for Linnett Moore and Claude D. White, October 15, 1901]
A wedding announcement for the marriage of Linnet Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore, to Mr. Claude D. White. The wedding was to be held Tuesday, October 15, 1901 at eight o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore near McKinney, Texas. After October 18, the newlywed couple would take up residence at 214 Gandy Street, Denison, Texas. There are two copies of the announcement included.
[Wedding announcement for Jennie Horn and Eugene Holmes, 1900]
A wedding announcement for the marriage of Jennie Horn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Horn, to Mr. Eugene Holmes. The wedding was to be held on Sunday, September 23, 1900, at eight o'clock at the Christian Church in Vineland, Texas.
[Wedding announcement for Virginia Bird and Joseph Harrison Armstrong, January 1, 1902]
A wedding announcement for the marriage of Virginia Bird, daughter of Mrs. Jennie Oates, to Mr. Joseph Harrison Armstrong. The wedding was to be held on Wednesday, January 1, 1902 in Dallas, Texas. After February 3, the newlywed couple would take up residence in McKinney, Texas.
[Wedding announcement for Mary Wilmeth and Thomas H. Horn, May 1, 1901]
A wedding announcement for the marriage of Mary Wilmeth, daughter of Mrs. C. M. Wilmeth, to Thomas H. Horn. The wedding was to be held on Wednesday, May 1, 1901 at 96 Hughes St., Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas.
[Wedding announcement for Frances Franklin and John Bailey Hill, December 18, 1901]
A wedding announcement for the marriage of Frances Franklin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thornton Brooke, to Mr. John Bailey Hill. The wedding was to be held on Wednesday, December 18, 1901, at 8:30pm, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in McKinney, Texas.
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