[Letter from Ann Farman to John Patterson Osterhout, August 18, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Farman to John Patterson Osterhout, August 18, 1898]

Letter from Ann Farman to her brother, John Patterson Osterhout, regarding the passing of John's wife, Junia. Ann wrote how they were fortunate to have children around to comfort them when their spouse's died. She told them they had many visitors recently and that she was hearing of a lot of deaths in the Farman family. Included is an envelope addressed to "Hon. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: August 18, 1898
Creator: Farman, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August, 1898]

Letter from Sarah Osterhout to her brother, John Patterson Osterhout, with news of how she had been doing. She and her sister had been spending time together lately and hoped that John's son, Paul, would move closer to the rest of the family. She quoted scripture to her brother and told him she expected to be home later in the fall.
Date: August 1898
Creator: Osterhout, Sarah
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James E. Frear to John Patterson Osterhout, August 29, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from James E. Frear to John Patterson Osterhout, August 29, 1898]

Letter from James E. Frear to John Patterson Osterhout regarding an inheritance. James told John he was entitled to one tenth of the money a family member would receive for property that was being sold after someone's death.
Date: August 29, 1898
Creator: Frear, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History