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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 6, 1881]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his time in school in Independence, Texas and the studies him and the other boys were engaged in. He told his father of how boring he found the city and that there were very few recreational activities available to them.
Date:
March 6, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 6, 1881]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote his father to inform him that Paul had been selected to write and present a speech for school. In addition to this, he told his father about the state of his personal finances and other small events that happened in the city.
Date:
May 6, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, May 6, 1886]
Letter from Ora Osterhout from Paul Osterhout. She wrote to tell her brother that she wanted to hear from him more often and what was happening with their family. She told him that Gertrude sent him some money and that their father might be able to send some too. Gertrude has been thinking about attending school in Independence and Ora wrote of a garden that they had started.
Date:
May 6, 1886
Creator:
Osterhout, Ora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, February 6, 1881]
Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. Gertrude wrote her mother to update her about her time at school. Among other news, she mentioned a funeral she attended, what the others were up to, and requested that her mother send her some things. Gertrude also told her mother how her brother, Paul, lied and snuck out to a dance.
Date:
February 6, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 6, 1881]
Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote her mother to update her about her life at school. Among the small bits of news Gertrude gave, she mentioned a musical performances that the girls gave, a memorial service, and upcoming examinations.
Date:
March 6, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 6, 1883]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote her mother to update her on her life at school. She detailed examinations she had and the praise she had received for one of her papers. Gertrude mentioned visiting lecturers, letters she owed family members, and other bits of news. At the end of the letter, she has a list of items she requested her mother to send.
Date:
April 6, 1883
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History