[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 16, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 16, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his parents, John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to inform them that he planned to visit for a few weeks during the holidays and that he wanted his parents to get him new clothes during that time. In his letter, he detailed an accident between a train and the convict train in which a few convicts tried to make an escape.
Date: November 16, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884] (open access)

[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884]

Telegraph message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout. It reads: "If [s]plint ordered / not on the way yet / why."
Date: April 16, 1884
Creator: Talley, R. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 16, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, March 16, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother about her life at school. Gertrude provided information about her recent exams and her efforts to study and asked for dresses or materials to have dresses made for the summer. She asked about her mother's plan to have a garden this year and when she would receive another letter from home.
Date: March 16, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 16, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 16, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to her mother to update her on her life at school. She spoke of how excited she was to go home, a trip to a nearby town she made with the boys, and a list of items she needed her mother to send.
Date: May 16, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from National Coalition of 100 Black Women - November 16, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from National Coalition of 100 Black Women - November 16, 1990]

Letter from the Houston Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women inviting the recipient to participate in the "Women... Gifted and Black" arts and crafts exhibit.
Date: November 16, 1990
Creator: National Coalition of 100 Black Women
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Dinah Godwin - 16 April 1987] (open access)

[Letter from Michelle Barnes to Dinah Godwin - 16 April 1987]

Letter from Michelle Barnes to Dinah Godwin discussing the establishment of a tax exempt organization and the services that the organization would provide for the Houston art community.
Date: April 16, 1987
Creator: Barnes, Michelle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William A. Rice to Fred A. Rice - January 16, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from William A. Rice to Fred A. Rice - January 16, 1864]

Letter from William A. Rice, to his brother, Fred A. Rice discussing his boredom with his job and asking Fred to send him a few things. He asks Fred to give a letter to Mrs. Jack Rice and to conduct business on his behalf at the store.
Date: January 16, 1864
Creator: Rice, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William A. Rice to Fred A. Rice - January 16, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William A. Rice to Fred A. Rice - January 16, 1864]

Transcript of Letter from William A. Rice, to his brother, Fred A. Rice discussing his boredom with his job and asking Fred to send him a few things. He asks Fred to give a letter to Mrs. Jack Rice and to conduct business on his behalf at the store.
Date: January 16, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice - January 16, 1867] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice - January 16, 1867]

Transcript of Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice discussing the amount of debt on a title of land owned by R. B. English. He advises William not to invest in the land due to this debt.
Date: January 16, 1867
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice - January 16, 1867] (open access)

[Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice - January 16, 1867]

Letter from C. W. Kendall to William M. Rice discussing the amount of debt on a title of land owned by R. B. English. He advises William not to invest in the land due to this debt.
Date: January 16, 1867
Creator: Kendall, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice - May 16, 1867] (open access)

[Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice - May 16, 1867]

Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice discussing debt owed, what to do with this months notes, and the cotton market.
Date: May 16, 1867
Creator: J. H. Brower & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice - May 16, 1867] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice - May 16, 1867]

Transcript of Letter from J. H. Brower & Co. to William M. Rice discussing debt owed, what to do with this months notes, and the cotton market.
Date: May 16, 1867
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Benaye Demby to Audrey Lawson - January 16, 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Benaye Demby to Audrey Lawson - January 16, 1991]

Letter from Benaye Demby to Audrey Lawson discussing their rotation off the Ensemble Theatre Board.
Date: January 16, 1991
Creator: Demby, Benaye
System: The Portal to Texas History