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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 9, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 9, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote about a ride atop a train's caboose he took, change in employment at the train station, and requested his parents send him his winter coat.
Date: October 9, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 19, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, October 19, 1881]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her son, Paul Osterhout. She wrote to inform him that she would be sending him his winter coat and that she was unsure what Paul's father's plans were for when Paul would be attending his next session of school. She also requested that if Paul got sick, he return home.
Date: October 19, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Junia
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, October 23, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, October 23, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to inform them that he received the coat they sent and to tell them about his job at the train station. He included information about an assault that happened at the station and a lantern he stole to use on the way home.
Date: October 23, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin, October 13, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin, October 13, 1862]

Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin. Denny wrote Bouldin about the movement of his group past the Arkansas line. He passed along a message from another soldier to be given to his wife and other small pieces of news, such as the price of corn back home.
Date: October 13, 1862
Creator: Denny, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church, October, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church, October, 1857]

Letter of standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church. The letter stated that the Rhoades held full membership with the church and that they would be dismissed when they joined a church of the same faith.
Date: October 1857
Creator: Harmony Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church, October 20, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church, October 20, 1857]

Letter of standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church. The letter stated that Middleton was a member in full standing of the church and was dismissed when joining another church of the same faith.
Date: October 20, 1857
Creator: Beech Grove Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. She wrote her sister to update her on life at Baylor College. Gertrude mentioned how she had been sick recently, a prodigal student on campus, and other small bits of local news. She finished by asking about family and talking about clothing.
Date: October 11, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 15, 1880] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 15, 1880]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother on her school life. Gertrude informed her mother why she was taking a small course load, the high housekeeping standards at the boarding house, and the food that one of the women there makes for them. She requested that her mother send her some things and tell her brother, Paul, to write more often.
Date: October 15, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 24, 1880] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 24, 1880]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. She wrote to update her sister about life at school. She told her of a sermon she attended, social event, the food she had been eating while away from home, and other small bits of local news.
Date: October 24, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. H. Wells to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 22, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from E. H. Wells to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 22, 1916]

Letter from E. H. Wells to Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote in response to a letter Junia sent and thanked her profusely for her words. Wells went on to detail a church service he had attended with Junia and other services he had been to. He was a former professor of Junia's and spoke of news of Baylor, including the number of female students that enrolled for the academic year.
Date: October 22, 1916
Creator: Wells, E. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Deloyd Parker - October 25, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Deloyd Parker - October 25, 1992]

Letter from Michelle Barnes to Deloyd Parker offering the Community Artists' Collective's support for the SHAPE Community Center's Juvenile Delinquent Prevention Program. The Collective is a partner of the Harembee Project and is offering to provide classes in the arts.
Date: October 15, 1992
Creator: Barnes, Michelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Roger Ward - October 15, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Roger Ward - October 15, 1992]

Letter from Michelle Barnes to Roger Ward discussing the Community Artists' Collective's support for designating the Third Ward area of Houston as the neighborhood to initiate the Annie E. Casey Mental Health Project.
Date: October 15, 1992
Creator: Barnes, Michelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855] (open access)

[Transcript of Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855]

Transcript of Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown discussing various business transactions on Brown's account.
Date: 1854-10-09/1855-05-23
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855] (open access)

[Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855]

Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown discussing various business transactions on Brown's account.
Date: 1854-10-09/1855-05-23
Creator: Demarest, Jon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William A. Martin to Carolina Fuzetti, October 6, 2017] (open access)

[Letter from William A. Martin to Carolina Fuzetti, October 6, 2017]

Letter from William A. Martin, with the Texas Historical Commission, to Carolina Fuzetti discussing Fort Bend ISD's construction on a tract of land formerly part of the prison farm and Imperial Cemetery.
Date: October 6, 2017
Creator: Martin, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown, October 4, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown, October 4, 1994]

Letter from Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown discussing the State Dinner honoring President Nelson Mandela and concert by Whitney Houston held at the White House.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Stock, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sanders A. Tofield to Congregation Adath Yeshurun, October 14, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Sanders A. Tofield to Congregation Adath Yeshurun, October 14, 1940]

Letter from Rabbi Sanders A. Tofield to the Congregation Adath Yeshurun board of trustees discussing the highlights and problems of the previous year, and some suggestions to help the High Holiday services run more smoothly in the future.
Date: October 14, 1940
Creator: Tofield, Sanders A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from LinDa Randon Gundy to Audrey Lawson - October 4, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from LinDa Randon Gundy to Audrey Lawson - October 4, 1993]

Letter from LinDa Randon Gundy to Audrey Lawson discussing the delivery of a check by her husband in order to become a board member of the Ensemble Theatre.
Date: October 4, 1993
Creator: Gundy, LinDa Randon
System: The Portal to Texas History