[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886]

Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. John, signed as Jerry, sent his brother a money order from him and Gertrude to help Paul.
Date: April 13, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Jeremiah
Object Type: Letter
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.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 13, 1880] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 13, 1880]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family. Gertrude wrote her family to let them know how she was settling into life at Baylor College. She told them of her living accommodations, food, and the other girls that were there with her. The letter ended with her asking for some items to be sent to her and she spoke of her family and alterations she made to her uniforms.
Date: September 13, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, March 13, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, March 13, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. She wrote to update her family about her life at school. She spoke of her school work and upcoming examinations, her concerns about her weight, and a recent death. Included was a poem she wrote titled "My Roommates."
Date: March 13, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. H. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 13, 1909]

Postcard from L. H. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The photo depicts a three-story furniture shop. On the edges of the building are trees. On the left side by the trees is a fence. A person is standing by the entrance and another is standing by a pile of wood. On the back, L. H. H. wrote about how beautiful the weather must be where Junia was and that the weather was terrible for him.
Date: April 13, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 13, 1909]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has a photograph of a court house in San Angelo with a smaller, older photograph of the building in the upper right corner. The newer building is made out of stone and has tall, arched windows. There is a clock tower in the middle of the building. There are trees around the base. The older version of the courthouse is a small, wooden building with one window in the front. On the front and back, Rose wrote about what she had been doing recently.
Date: August 13, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to the Osterhout Family, September 13, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to the Osterhout Family, September 13, 1890]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband and children discussing the events of her trip to La Grange, Texas.
Date: September 13, 1890
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade, November 13, 1914]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade discussing recent events. She says that she went to the carnival every night during the fair. The postcard has a picture of a house on the front, and it is addressed to Mrs. C. B. Wade in Temple, Texas. It is postmarked San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 13, 1914
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History