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[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 3, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 3, 1890]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing the first day of school on September 3, 1890 and other recent events.
Date: September 3, 1890
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. B. Goosby to John Patterson Osterhout, May 3, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from R. B. Goosby to John Patterson Osterhout, May 3, 1897]

Letter from R. B. Goosby to John Patterson Osterhout briefly discussing recent events. Goosby mentioned he was paying for stenography and that his wife was sick. He hoped to receive another letter from John soon.
Date: May 3, 1897
Creator: Goosby, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry W. Drury to Linnet Moore, August 3, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from Henry W. Drury to Linnet Moore, August 3, 1897]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Henry W. Drury to Linnet Moore. In this letter, Drury informs Linnet of the goings-on in Chambersville, Tx. The news includes: updates on friends, community news, a discussion of the camp meeting and the attendees of that meeting, and additional news on family and friends.
Date: August 3, 1897
Creator: Drury, Henry W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Minnie Rawlings to C. B. Moore, October 3, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Minnie Rawlings to C. B. Moore, October 3, 1898]

She is thankful that Mr. Moore trust them to send Linnet to spend the terms with them. She says that they will treat Linnet like a daughter. She says the cost would only be $50. She enjoyed going to Colorado in the summer and would like to go again. She talks about the weather and that farmers are almost done gathering cotton. She is concerned about the Texas problem with renters. She hopes they are revived by the time the letter gets there.
Date: October 3, 1898
Creator: Rawlings, Minnie O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, April 3, 1896] (open access)

[Letter John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, April 3, 1896]

Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. concerning his affection for her and no other: "Must the thought always find birth in your mind that I love another?" He later tells her that "you of all girls have respect for my hobbies, my animals and books."
Date: April 3, 1896
Creator: Strecker, John K., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George C. Whyte to the Waco Parish, May 3, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from George C. Whyte to the Waco Parish, May 3, 1890]

Letter from George C. Whyte, the reverend at an Abilene church to the rector at a Protestant Episcopal church in Waco, regarding parishioner John Houston Morrow who has just moved into his parish.
Date: May 3, 1890
Creator: Whyte. George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History