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Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888

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Barr, Julia A

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This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seella, her two children, and Polly, a dialogue about their helper who was discharged over a year ago and how they are getting along without him, an update on the bountiful crops and how good rain has made it possible for people to get out of debt, a discussion about "Aunt" Sally Smith and Uncle Abner's family, a dialogue about Sottie Knaff's daughter, details about the Goodrich family, an aside about the town of Jerseyville, a dialogue about Mrs. O. P. Powell's children, a discussion about Wilson Cross and Ida Barr Cross, details about Fannie and her love for entertaining, updates on family, a dialogue about Barr's California trip and the places they stopped at along the way, details about the trip and the cities and sites Barr saw in California, a discussion about the trip back home to Illinois and details about their stop in Salt Lake City, an aside on how lovely the topography was from Salt Lake to Denver, a discussion on her return...
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White, Ruth Moore
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Agriculture Domestic Animals Horses
  3. Agriculture Farming
  4. Agriculture Farming Citrus And Fruit
  5. Archives
  6. Assembly Hall
  7. Barr, Julia A
  8. Bowman, Steve
  9. Business, Economics And Finance Finance
  10. Business, Economics And Finance Hotels
  11. Business, Economics And Finance Restaurants
  12. Chinatown
  13. Coronado Beach
  14. Coronado Hotel
  15. Cross, Ida Barr
  16. Cross, Wilson
  17. Curio Shops
  18. Debts
  19. East St. Louis, Illinois
  20. Eye Injury
  21. Field, Henry
  22. Goodrich, Belle
  23. Goodrich, Kittie
  24. Government
  25. Government And Law Politics
  26. Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
  27. Joss Houses
  28. Knaff, Sottie
  29. Landscape And Nature Beaches
  30. Landscape And Nature Mountains
  31. Landscape And Nature Water Oceans And Seas
  32. Landscape And Nature Weather And Climate
  33. Letters
  34. Marshall Pass
  35. Moore, Charles B
  36. Moore, Charles B., 1822 1901
  37. Moore, Henry S
  38. Moore, Linnet
  39. Moore, Polly
  40. Old Friends
  41. People Ethnic Groups African Americans
  42. Post Offices
  43. Powell, Mrs. O. P
  44. Religion Denominations Mormons
  45. Ross, Governor
  46. Royal Gorge
  47. Seal Rocks
  48. Smith, Sally
  49. Social Life And Customs Correspondence
  50. Social Life And Customs Families
  51. Social Life And Customs Travel
  52. St. Clair County, Illinois
  53. Sutro Heights
  54. Tabernacle
  55. Van Horn Place
  56. Vegetables
  57. Waterman, Governor
  58. Wilson, George
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