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[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858] (open access)

[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]

Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.
Date: January 18, 1858
Creator: Fular, A. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to the Inauguration of James Ferguson, Governor of Texas] (open access)

[Invitation to the Inauguration of James Ferguson, Governor of Texas]

Invitation to a reception and ball in honor of James E. Ferguson inauguration as governor at Austin, Texas. The inside of the invitation includes a list of those serving on the executive committee.
Date: January 19, 1915
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1981 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1981

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1982 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1982

Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1983 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1983

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Stafford, Texas, published for the Houston area Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1984 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1984

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1985 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1985

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [1], Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1977 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [1], Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1977

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1978 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1978

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1980 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1980

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1982 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 16, 1982

Bilingual semi-monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, January 1, 1979 (open access)

Southwest Chinese Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, January 1, 1979

Bilingual monthly newspaper from Houston, Texas, published for the local Chinese community, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Gertrude wrote to inform Paul about wedding preparations their family was helping to make. She also wrote that their father sold the stocks to a business he was involved in and might start up a small one of his own.
Date: January 6, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 23, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 23, 1988]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote his father a short letter to provide an update on what had happened locally after his after his father had left. The letter touched upon some of Paul's communications, local church service attendance, and someone he saw recently.
Date: January 23, 1888
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 7, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 7, 1901]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. Paul sent a short letter to his family and informed them that his sister, Gertrude, was feeling better. Paul himself had something happen to his nose and was scheduled for an operation to get it fixed.
Date: January 7, 1901
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 5, 1901] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, January 5, 1901]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. Paul sent a letter to his family and informed them that his sister, Gertrude, had been feeling ill. He detailed how they treated her and told their family that after treatment, she seemed to be feeling better.
Date: January 5, 1901
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865] (open access)

[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865]

Bexar County, Texas store license no. 947 for Mrs. Reed. The license gave Mrs. Reed the ability to own a store in Bexar county from January 1, 1865 to January 1, 1866.
Date: 1865-01-01~
Creator: Bexar County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 7, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 7, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to tell her mother about her return to the boarding house after Christmas. She related how her trip back went and that it was her birthday. She requested money for a dress and postage stamps.
Date: January 7, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 14, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 14, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote her father to update him on her life at school. Gertrude apologized for having committed a sin and not confiding in her father. She spoke briefly about the weather and her brother, Paul.
Date: January 14, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 27, 1909]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. On the front are a printed border and a quote "What others say of me matters little, what I myself say and do matters much. - Elbert Hubbard." It is printed with some flourishes. On the back J. H. wrote wishing that Junia's art was going well and to send love to Junia's sister, Ora.
Date: January 27, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lizzie Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 12, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from Lizzie Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 12, 1861]

Letter from Lizzie Roberts to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing Junia's health, the possibility of war, and other news of family and friends. She says that she has become "dissatisfied" with where she lives and would like to go home to the North.
Date: January 12, 1861
Creator: Roberts, Lizzie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]

Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this building that Santa Anna mounted his cannon in besieging the Alamo in 1836. The postcard is addressed to Misses Ora and Junia Osterhout in Belton, Texas, and it is postmarked San Antonio, January 9, 1911.
Date: January 9, 1911
Creator: Graves, Lillian
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868]

Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade discussing recent news of family and friends. She mentions that the weather has been very cold in Belton, and she has some new boarders. Someone named Loraine had typhoid fever.
Date: January 28, 1868
Creator: Spurgin, Elvira
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 10, 1942 (open access)

The Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 10, 1942

Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History