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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 that he hoped Maria would be able to arrange a compromise. He hoped to hear back from her soon when he arrived in Vicksburg, as he was anxious to hear about her arrangements to the school and the future.

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 again from Memphis.

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. He regretted that she would travel alone but could not wait to see her.

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 Fever there at this time. He closed the letter hoping to hear back and asked her to remember him affectionately.

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 to wait until the river rose to set off.

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 crew cheaply as crews are nearly starving.

Title: P-084: Captain Enos B. Moore Diaries and Correspondence
Date: 1853
Description: This collection of letters and diaries of Captain Enos B. Moore preserves a turbulent time in US and river history, the years leading up to and through the Civil War. Moore piloted steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers for 45 years, between 1844-1889. The letters date from 1853 to 1865. The four diaries contain daily entries for years 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1865. Subjects include river

Title: A Statement in regard to the importance, prospects and necessities of the North Missouri Railroad Company.
Date: 1857, 1857

Title: B-122 Harry B. Mathews III Collection

Title: M-536 Smith, Charles Army Paymaster Seminole War Correspondence
Date: 1836-10-26
Description: Army, features a St. Augustine postmark and a “FREE” handstamp. The letter is dated October 26, 1836.

Title: Thanksgiving Turkey Print
Date: 1949-11-24
Description: "Prospective buyers looked over the farmer's flock of turkeys. This scene was sketched by A. B. Frost in 1890."

Title: Memo Y-542-114
Date: 1976-09-14, 1976-09-14
Description: Memoranda between J. H. Williams, R. C. Yates and T. A. Fante regarding comparison of DRG&W three container car with TTAX1 double stack car.

Title: Vote Tuesday Door Hanger
Date: 2012
Description: 5 1/2 inches by 17 inches blue door hanger. At the top in white letters are the words "ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA" next to the Obama campaign logo in white. Below this are the words "VOTE TUESDAY" and "NOVEMBER 6TH FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA". Below this is a picture of President Barack Obama waving. At the bottom of the door hanger is white and navy blue lettering that reads, "POLLS ARE OPEN" and "6:00

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