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[Passport to Travel for James E. Flowers] (open access)

[Passport to Travel for James E. Flowers]

Passport to travel for James E. Flowers issued by David G. Burnet under the power of the Republic of Texas. The passport entitled Mr. Flowers, a citizen of the republic, to pass freely.
Date: October 6, 1836
Creator: Burnet, David G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ellen Lawson Dabbs to John Patterson Osterhout, March 6, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Ellen Lawson Dabbs to John Patterson Osterhout, March 6, 1899]

Letter from Ellen Lawson Dabbs to John Patterson Osterhout about her daughter, Junia. She told him how she found the name and that she named her daughter that because she could convince no one else to use that name for their child. She ended her letter by writing that she had gone to Austin, Texas because she was interested in the Girl's Industrial School. Included is an envelope addressed to "Judge J. P. Osterhout."
Date: March 6, 1899
Creator: Dabbs, Ellen Lawson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of the election to the Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout signed by Texas governor Sam Houston and the Secretary of State.
Date: September 6, 1860
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 6, 1883] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, February 6, 1881] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, February 6, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, February 6, 1883]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing her time at Baylor University. She wrote to her mother about how discouraged she had been feeling lately and that the poor weather outside had her feeling unwell. She asked for news from the family and said she would be writing her sisters soon.
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 6, 1881] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 6, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 6, 1881]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, 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
Object Type: Letter
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 John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, December 6, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, December 6, 1871]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife to let her know how his recent traveling had gone. He mentioned a group of Indians that had been sighted on the road. He asked his wife for more news from home regarding her and their children.
Date: December 6, 1871
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout to Family, September 6, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout to Family, September 6, 1879]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout, and children. He wrote his wife while she was away. He told her that their son, Paul, was house-sitting for someone in the neighborhood and had the unfortunate news that a woman's baby had died.
Date: September 6, 1879
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, May 6, 1886] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 6, 1881] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 6, 1881] (open access)

[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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History