Letter from Enos B. Moore to his brother William. He stated that he received William's letter of May 25th and read it by the steamboat Morrison. All was well and he was with Duvall and Samuel, the latter of which intended to return home in a few days to possibly take Ellen to Niagara Falls. At that time Moore did not plan on doing anything to the boat, and would not until there is something for her to do in sight. Maria wrote to Lizzie regarding the death of Mary Young and a baby. They were living in Sulphur Springs which was cheaper than other areas. He planned to send the letter by express to William as paper mail in the South is closed at that time.
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.
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.
"Mary Heindrich, left, drills her grandson Tuan Heindrich for an upcoming spelling bee. Tuan won a spelling bee at his school and will compete in the Globe-Democrat contest."
"Afternoon champions of Saturdays session of the Globe-Democrat sponsored Spelling Bee. Christian Richeson, 13, Granite City, Illinois attends Grigsby Junior High School; Julie Dickmann, 13, Richmond Heights, Missouri, from Valley Junior High School; Angela Trobaugh, 14, Mascoutah, Illinois attending Mascoutah Junior High School; and Kathy Schroeder, 12, St. Peters, Missouri from Henderson Junior
The four winners of the afternoon competition of the 1981 Globe-Democrat Spelling Bee are, from left, Timothy Tracy, 13, Our Lady of Fatima School; Charlene Hermann, 12, St. Paul School, O'Fallon, Mo.; Larry State, 14, St. Kevin School; and Jonathan Merritt, 14, Holy Cross Lutheran School.