[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 16, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 16, 1873]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote her a short letter to let her know he had arrived at his destination safely.
Date: August 16, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 18, 1873]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to update her on where he was in his travels. In the postcard, he included brief news about who he was staying with and the weather.
Date: August 18, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 23, 1873]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote back to her and let her know how he was on his travels. The postcard includes small bits of local news and his current location of La Grange.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 25, 1873]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife to inform her that he had arrived at his mother's, Sarah Osterhout's, home. He included some news about a woman who was sick and that he had received something his wife had sent.
Date: August 25, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 5, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 5, 1873]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife a brief letter from a car going from Waco to Bremond, Texas. In his letter, he related to his wife the expenses he has incurred on his trip so far and let her know that their daughter, Ora, was doing well.
Date: August 5, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 7, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 7, 1873]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote her a short letter while on a train on the way to St. Louis. He compared the country and farms they passed to the ones back in Texas.
Date: August 7, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 9, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 9, 1873]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife a short letter to let her know he arrived at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and would be leaving for La Grange, Pennsylvania, soon. He said he would write more later.
Date: August 9, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August 26, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from P. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August 26, 1873]

Letter from P. Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. The writer sent him a summary of what had been happening in Belton, Texas, since John had been visiting his mother. The writer spoke of local parties, news, and what John's children had been doing. Included is an envelope addressed to the "Hon. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: August 26, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History