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Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Wife About Their Friends 1860
Date: 1860-04-19
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his wife to assure her she was not forgotten in his absence. He spent the previous evening at Captain Young's and found all of them well except Captain Young, who was ill but improving. Mary and Harry had just returned from a visit to Mrs. Hollingsworth. She was getting along well, and had received his wife's letter. Moore, along with William, Lizzie, and Duvall

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About Canceling the Trip 1860
Date: 1860-06-10
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother about canceling their trip. He mentioned making this decision after a council of war, and decided he would not continue to Vicksburg. Maria appeared to have a matter to settle that required him to be in town, as it would be illegal if he was not. Moore then discusses expenses for the boat. He warned his brother that it would not be a good place to buy a

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother Discussing the Effect of the War on Business 1861
Date: 1861-07-8
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother discussing the effect of the war on business. He discussed how there was no cotton trade or passengers to have, and that he could not travel south of Cairo, IL. Moore mentioned that even sending letters to the South was not an option at that time. Mention is made of looking for a farm, but that that also would not make sense until the war ended.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Wife Discussing his Trial 1861
Date: 1861-10-16
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his wife discussing his trial. Moore mentioned having met with lawyers and having to have stayed in town until the case was tried. He does not mention the details of the case. He also wrote of concerns that the banks may announce that they were all out of money, and there was a possibility of their boats being confiscated. But it was only property and not their

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About the Addressee's Children 1864
Date: 1864-10-25
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother after Scarlet Fever affected William's children. He was glad that they were recovering. Moore mentions Fanny had been recovering from her eye being sore and Maria was doing well. They expected to travel home soon and stop to stay with Uncle Jos. He would make a short trip to Lake Minnetonka before they left.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Maria About His Feelings Toward Her and Her Happiness 1859
Date: 1859-01-20
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to Maria discussing how he misses her presence already, and he hoped to return on time. He felt lonely in the world, but even though she was absent her heart was with him. He had heard a report of the river at St. Louis rising, and being clear of ice. He thought of the risk a woman took in entrusting her happiness to a man and how he was to assume a fearful

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Maintenance Issues For the Boat 1858
Date: 1858-10-6
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore on maintenance issues the boat was having. He mentioned a poor trip where no passengers were picked up in Cairo, and he was having trouble getting the spark burner put in. He mentioned that Sam got off at Vicksburg but that Moore will travel down the coast as he waits for the boat. He was sure there was no danger but didn't want to risk the striker pilot. He did not know

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother from Diamond Bend Giving an Update on Various Captains 1857
Date: 1857-07-1
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother giving an update. He mentioned that he received a letter about Captain Chute going over to the lake but he did not return before they set off. He had learned from the Custom House that J.E. Caldwell was the only owner of the line known on their books. Captain Pittfield went to Pensacola and took his books with him. He shared information given by Crescent

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to his brother from Hiawatha About Steamboat Work 1858
Date: 1858-01-4
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to William from Hiawatha. The steamboat Oglesby had been laid up at St. Louis. He was going to go down and arrange for some money to be sent to the bank for Mr. Moore. The shafts had been made, and most of the work was done except for the boilers and a few other tasks. Work was to be done in the shop for the remaining tasks and the engines. The steamboat Crescent had

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Maria About Loneliness 1859
Date: 1859-01-5
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to Maria before landing in Memphis regarding how he and others felt lonesome after she left, but he knew it would not always be that way. He mentioned that a young friend of theirs felt it is not good for a man to be alone, and would be asking many hard questions before long. Moore mentioned sympathizing with her trouble with Mrs. Roberts, which was a delicate subject

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore About Boat Scheduling With Ice 1858
Date: 1858-12-15
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to William, sent from about fifty miles south of Memphis. He mentioned that Captain Gould, the superintendent of the line, was on board and stated the boats would not try to make their regular time until after the ice cleared. Their schedules had run out and other boats were laying up. He planned to spend three days in St. Louis to do some sheet iron work and would write

Title: Letter of Employment Reference From Captain Enos B. Moore 1856
Date: 1856-02-21
Description: Employment reference letter for Mr. Woodworth from Enos B. Moore to Captain Moore. Woodworth was employed as a mate on the steamboat The Home for $75.00 a month.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Wife About Meeting im in St. Louis 1859
Date: 1859-09-13
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his wife regarding her meeting him in St. Louis. He mentioned having been delayed in St. Louis, but was finally on his way to New Orleans. He hoped to make up time there and return to St. Louis on schedule. Moore wanted his wife to meet him there and instructed her that if she arrived before them, to go ahead to the Barnum's Hotel as it was quiet and as good as any

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Maria About Her Health 1859
Date: 1859-08-5
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to Maria about her health. He responded to letters she sent on July 27th and 30th detailing her improving health. She appeared to have taken a trip which had greatly helped her. He hoped she would return soon as the weather would get cold, and that may counteract the improvements. Moore stated he would be leaving for New Orleans and had not heard anything about Yellow

Title: Short Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to a Man About Money and Future Trips 1859
Date: 1859-06-17
Description: Short letter from Enos B. Moore to a man written in haste after getting off of his watch. He stated he had yet to hear from home since his last letter, but would send them a draft for $500 and mention some sort of case. It would not be worthwhile for him to have returned that summer as the boats would be laying up before he had started. Their load was very heavy and he suspected they would have

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother Discussing Business
Date: 08-28
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother discussing business. He mentioned being on the steamboat Prentiss. He referred to Captain Jo Brown not being able to dock when he previously travelled. He mentioned Captain Titus Brown was there to help load luggage and move it. The fare was going up from Vicksburg to Cairo or St. Louis.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His brother on the Building of a New Boat
Date: unknown
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother on the building of a new boat. He lamented that William's business had been dull. Moore described the progress of building a new boat, and that the rain and wind had been interfering. Despite that, the engines had been built and they hoped to put up the chimneys soon. He concluded that it may take about 3 weeks. He noted that he should be able to get a

Title: William Rapp Letter to Gregory Ames, 2011
Date: 2011-05-15
Description: A letter from William F Rapp to Gregory Ames, curator of the Barriger Library at the time. The letter concerns one part of the William Rapp Collection of Railroad Station Photographs and clarifies that photos marked "JLCR" on the back means they were taken by Janet Lorraine Cooper Rapp, William Rapp's first wife.

Title: Letter from Fort Huachuca Army Surgeon to Dr. Durnall, April 17, 1882
Date: 1882-04-17
Description: Letter written by an Army surgeon stationed at Fort Huachuca in the Arizona Territory, dated April 17, 1882. The letter describes efforts to engage with Apache people and a visit by General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Title: Envelope from Fort Huachuca Army Surgeon to Dr. Durnall, April 17, 1882
Date: 1882-04-17
Description: Envelope containing a letter written by an Army surgeon stationed at Fort Huachuca in the Arizona Territory. The envelope is addressed to a Dr. Durnall at the Army Medical Museum in Washington D.C.

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