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[Letter from Alice Griffin to Mary Moore, October 13, 1898]

Description: She was glad to receive letters from them. She hopes they are doing well and received Linnet's picture. She mentions the weather and how it is disturbing the planting of wheat. Her horse Mollie died and she has been unable to do anything since. She mentions that Will is working on Dock Dobbin's house. Mr. Griffin went to Springfield to see John Steward. Real estate agents are trying to get the farms to sell to a colony. They ended up joining, but she doesn't think it will work out. Her grandmot… more
Date: October 13, 1898
Creator: Griffin, Alice
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Minnie O. Rawlings to Charles B. Moore, October 13, 1901]

Description: Letter sent from Minnie O. Rawlings to Charles B. Moore informing him that she has received the invitation to Linnet's wedding courtesy of her mother and says that it may be a difficult time for Moore as he will have an empty nest. She also discusses her teaching position in Mexico City, how she enjoys the climate, her health, and her plans for Christmas vacation. She notes that Mexico has an abundance of historical places that would be of interest to Charles, primarily Chapultepec.
Date: October 13, 1901
Creator: Rawlings, Minnie O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Lord Tennyson Dead]

Description: Newspaper clipping about the death of Lord Alfred Tennyson including biographical information and an account of his death on October 6, 1892 in London. The reverse contains a partial "Farm and Garden" section with reprints from agricultural publications on how to build a sliding farm gate and mud sled, as well as information about feeding horses, pruning trees, docking horses' tails, and the start of a segment on growing mushrooms in caves.
Date: October 13, 1892
Creator: St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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