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[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, February 26, 1882] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, February 26, 1882]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing daily life at school. She told her father of her responsibilities to check housekeeping of all the girls' rooms and to keep flirtation between the boys and girls to a minimum. The letter detailed many of the events that Baylor held for its students, including musical recitations and drawing room receptions to teach the girls how to entertain guests. She closed the letter by saying she expected her sister to write soon and that she would write her brother next.
Date: February 26, 1882
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History