[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 22, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 22, 1883]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, regarding her remaining time at Baylor University. Gertrude was eager to return home and help out around the house. Commencement was fast approaching and she wrote to her mother about what she was going to wear and that she needed her mother to send a few items to make sure she was prepared.
Date: April 22, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, December 22, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, December 22, 1844]

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding news of the colony. He discusses Haas and Montel and expresses pleasure that Dreyer has returned. Signed H. Castro on December 22, 1844 in Washington.
Date: December 22, 1844
Creator: Castro, Henri
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 22, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 22, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his father, John Patterson Osterhout, about upcoming events while he was at Baylor College. He wrote about how the boys would be giving speeches at commencement and he planned to praise one of the professors in his speech to increase his chances of winning a medal. Paul requested that his father send him money for new shoes to wear for his speech and listed out his upcoming expenses.
Date: May 22, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Saftey for the Jurisdiction of Columbia, September 22, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Saftey for the Jurisdiction of Columbia, September 22, 1835]

Copy of transcript for minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Safety for the Jurisdiction of Columbia. Topics discussed include: position appointments, the formation of volunteer companies, forming a sub-committee to address the citizens of New Orleans, and establishing a vigilante patrol to keep the slave population subjugated.
Date: September 22, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History