Box 15: Short Collection

Scope and Contents "Our Minersters [sic] and Decons [sic] meting [sic] closed last Knight. [sic] Letter from Cousin Mary Moore. Aunt Rhodie Moore living in Morris County now, staying with cousin Rachel baker's children. "She is ded [sic] her and her husband both." "Crops is looking fine. To much rane [sic] for cotton." Uncle William Callaway is dead. All welll. "Have a very good gander... a good many chickens." Urges move to Texas. "Albert ses [sic] tel [sic] Aunt Frank he is going to give her a hen and...

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13 year old niece writing aunt. School. Children in family.

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Children still sick. Neighbors a great help. Mollie is sick, but sews all she can. Made 7 pairs of pants and 2 or 3 "other garments" this week. "I don't want to die and leave them bare of clothes." Mat, husband, left the gin early to go to the Alliance Meeting. He is secretary of Alliance.

Scope and Contents Glad to hear Plant's had a good crop. He not doing too well. "looks like a long road up hill. Been here long enough to have been rich in a country like this." Sorry Plants not moving to Texas. "I was sorry to see that you had got to wearing the britches as Bro. Plant was coming to Texas and you thought it bad plan." He came to Texas to make money. "There is more money paid out for rents than is made in portions of that country." Admits homes are expensive, "but once bought and paid for one...

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Family. Health. Attend a funeral. "sat up with the corps [sic] of Mrs. Green. We never lay down all night long we had a big time to she was burried [sic] thursday. We went in a four seated hack." Got new dresses for the occasion. Brother and sister going to school, so must keep the book she had promised Bertha. Plans to see her Christmas.

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Rain. No news.

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Anna is niece, age 17. Very detailed description of farm life, prices of food, goods. Number of mules, horses, cows, and children. Mother of family was 38, had 9 kids from one to eighteen. Family owned no land. Rented. Tell of gail storm, church.

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Six page letter in nearly unreadable handwritting. Family. Health.

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Ida to marry Mr. Teat from Rome, Ga. Crops good. Rain.

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Farming. Family had 86 acres rented last year. This year they are farming 75 acres. Made 19 bales of cotton and 850 bushels of corn. Description of countryside. "This is a level flat country there is not a tree anywhere a near our house." Visits with relatives. "we have been out here 4 years next October." Urges Plants to move to Texas too.