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Title: American Railroad Journal August 1, 1868
Date: 1868-08-01

Title: American Railroad Journal September 19, 1868
Date: 1868-09-19

Title: American Railroad Journal January 23, 1869
Date: 1869-01-23

Title: American Railroad Journal January 9, 1869
Date: 1869-01-09

Title: American Railroad Journal January 16, 1869
Date: 1869-01-16

Title: American Railroad Journal August 22, 1868
Date: 1868-08-22

Title: American Railroad Journal August 15, 1868
Date: 1868-08-15

Title: American Railroad Journal August 29, 1868
Date: 1868-08-29

Title: American Railroad Journal September 12, 1868
Date: 1868-09-12

Title: American Railroad Journal September 5, 1868
Date: 1868-09-05

Title: American Railroad Journal May 16, 1868
Date: 1868-05-16

Title: American Railroad Journal May 9, 1868
Date: 1868-05-09

Title: American Railroad Journal May 23, 1868
Date: 1868-05-23

Title: U.S. Senate Gallery - Impeachment Ticket
Date: 1868-04-27
Description: Green paper ticket with the text "U.S. Senate, Impeachment of the President, Admit the Bearer, April 27, 1868. Gallery. Geo. F. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms." The ticket allowed the ticketholder to observe the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the U.S. Senate.

Title: Letter from Maria Moore to Her Friend Describing Their House 1864
Date: 1864-01-19
Description: Letter from Maria Moore to her friend, also named Maria, describing the house they lived in. The letter is four pages long, and goes into great detail from the rug and the color of the curtains, to the yard and the books on their shelves. She described that her daughter, Mary, had whooping cough but was getting over it. She described a trip to Niagara Falls and signed the letter back on the front page upside down.

Title: Letter from Samuel Moore to Captain Enos B. Moore Expressing Concern For Family and Friends 1864
Date: 1864-07-8
Description: Letter from Samuel Moore to Enos B. Moore. He was worried as he had not heard from him or William, and thought someone in the family may be sick. He mentioned receiving word in Cairo that Captain Young had died. He asked to hear back as soon as the letter was received.

Title: Letter from a Woman to Maria Moore About Her Illness and Home 1865
Date: 1865-04-6
Description: Letter from a woman to Maria Moore (author mentions addressee's daughters Mary and Fanny). The author made mention of her "dear husband", but the signature is not legible. She wrote about being ill with a cough, and that she was taking cod liver oil and other medications recommended by friends. She declined an invitation to Iowa stating her political views would be in conflict with the people there. She mentioned being bed ridden and that her children (Louis, Jeffie, and Millie) were helping around the house. The author spoke about not being able to have negro servants any more, and how she would rather see them put in their place and be "delivered from these negro equality". She mentioned even with some schooling, they did not speak like white folk. The author changes the subject to her family and that war had destroyed a lot of Yazoo City. She concluded with a desire to visit her mother and the orchards near where she lived.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother About His Move to Minneapolis 1864
Date: 1864-09-2
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother about his move to Minneapolis. The family was well. He found Minneapolis to be a very dull place and the newspapers were not interesting to read. Went on to describe differences in carriages and compared to trucks on a railway.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to His Brother Discussing the War and Investment Prospects 1864
Date: 1864-09-23
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother discussing the war and investment prospects. He believed Duvall was wavering now to the success of the Rebellion. Things seemed to be quieting on the river, and there had not been disturbances by guerillas. He mentioned that if people would leave Uncle Abe alone, he would settle the question of coercion. Moore heard of farmers now desiring to raise sheep as a wool factory was being completed. There was now a market for mutton in Chicago and St. Louis, and that it might have benefited him to invest a few thousand into that business, if William thought it was a good idea.

Title: Letter from Captain Enos B. Moore to Miss W. Moore About Men 1865
Date: 1865-06-12
Description: Letter from Enos B. Moore to Miss W. Moore. He had found as many men as she had sent for. He did not believe their physiognomy was to his standards, but thought if she saw them they would be fine.

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