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[General Pass for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[General Pass for John Patterson Osterhout]

General pass for John Patterson Osterhout from the Provost Marshal General's Office. The pass allowed John to travel in Texas under oath that he would not leak any information about the Confederate States of America.
Date: January 16, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout, July 16, 1870] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout, July 16, 1870]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his mother. He wrote to her to inform her about his family's affairs. He told her about his work and his affiliation with the radical Republican Party. In the letter, he stated that he believed they were the South's hope for prosperity.
Date: July 16, 1870
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History