Letter from George Ainslie to Robert Nail (open access)

Letter from George Ainslie to Robert Nail

Letter from George Ainslie to Robert Nail regarding a list of those who attended Good Water school for term beginning October 1858, a new teacher, and other similar matters.
Date: August 25, 1859
Creator: Ainslie, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Orlando Osterhout, April 25, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Orlando Osterhout, April 25, 1859]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother, Orlando Osterhout, thanking him for the news in his letter. John and his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout, expressed their desire to hear more from Orlando and wanted him to visit their parents to gather more news. He wrote briefly about what he and his wife were doing and in the post script, he asked for a canning recipe for his wife.
Date: April 25, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Colonel Allen, 25 October 1859 (open access)

Letter to Colonel Allen, 25 October 1859

Letter from Mary Jones, widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas. The original letter is housed in the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: October 25, 1859
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
System: The Portal to Texas History