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[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 21, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 21, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to update her father on how she was doing at school. Gertrude mentioned her report that would be going home and the shift in weather that caused a picnic to be postponed. At her college, the women saw the flags hoisted over the men's school and decided to have one of their own for their building.
Date: April 21, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, March 21, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, March 21, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, on March 21, 1836, discussing the battle of the Alamo from the Mexican point of view.
Date: March 21, 1836
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio López
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Dillon Anderson, August 21, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Dillon Anderson, August 21, 1954]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Dillon Anderson asking if he would be able to get in contact with the president regarding the passing of a bill.
Date: August 21, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History