[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to Postmaster by President Chester Alan Arthur for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the President and the Postmaster General, Walter Q. Gresham. It certified John to work as Postmaster in Belton, Texas.
Date: May 15, 1884
Creator: Arthur, Chester Alan
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Mission Board of the Baptist General Association of Texas, 1886 (open access)

Nineteenth Annual Report of the Mission Board of the Baptist General Association of Texas, 1886

Annual report of the Baptist General Association of Texas Mission Board, containing an account of work done throughout the year (missionaries employed, sermons preached, miles traveled, work that had been done, etc.) and accounting summaries. This report, presented to the Baptist General Convention of Texas was the last annual report due to lack of monetary and staff resources.
Date: 1886
Creator: Baptist General Association of Texas. Mission Board.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865 (open access)

Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865

Minutes of the annual session of the Baptist State Convention in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session; reports from the secretaries, committees, trustees, and board of directors as well as reports on Baptist churches and education in Texas; and the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention, of Texas.
Date: 1866
Creator: Baptist State Convention of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. J. Bardwell to John Patterson Osterhout, December 5, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from H. J. Bardwell to John Patterson Osterhout, December 5, 1896]

Letter from H. J. Bardwell to John Patterson Osterhout regarding questions he had about the Osterhout family. He asked John where an older member of the family was born and who her parents were so he could trace the family farther back.
Date: December 5, 1896
Creator: Bardwell, H. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902 (open access)

Baylor College Record, Volume 5, Number 3, December 1902

Monthly publication of announcements and literary pieces about Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. This issue includes: A Letter from Paris, France (continuation of a traveling account), Tributes to the Memory of Miss Gertrude Osterhout (an alumna and teacher at the school), and additional notes and announcements from the teachers, students, and campus societies.
Date: December 1902
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College (open access)

Ceremony to be Observed at Laying of the Corner Stone, Administration Building, Baylor Female College

Pamphlet about the laying of the cornerstone of the administration building at Baylor Female College in Belton, Texas. It includes the program of events for the day, the text of the masonic ceremony, and images of the campus.
Date: April 1907
Creator: Baylor College (Belton, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Letter of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Letter of appointment to Public Notary for John Patterson Osterhout for the county of Austin. It was signed by the governor of Texas, Peter Hansborough Bell, and the Secretary of State.
Date: October 20, 1853
Creator: Bell, Peter Hansborough
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865] (open access)

[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865]

Bexar County, Texas store license no. 947 for Mrs. Reed. The license gave Mrs. Reed the ability to own a store in Bexar county from January 1, 1865 to January 1, 1866.
Date: 1865-01-01~
Creator: Bexar County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade, February 2, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade, February 2, 1868]

Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade. He tells them that he has not had any chills in a while, but he has a cold at the moment. He wishes that he could see them soon.
Date: February 2, 1868
Creator: Bouldin, H. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade, February 15, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade, February 15, 1868]

Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. and Bettie Wade discussing recent news. He says that he wishes he could see them, but he doesn't know when that will be possible. There is a note written at the top of the first page in pencil that says "to George W. Wade of Bastrop."
Date: February 15, 1868
Creator: Bouldin, H. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. and J. Bouldin to George W. Wade, April 12, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from H. M. and J. Bouldin to George W. Wade, April 12, 1868]

Letter from H. M. Bouldin to George W. Wade discussing work, chickens, the railroad, and other news. He mentions that George is currently unemployed. J. Bouldin wrote a note to her sister on the back saying that she will write soon. She mentions that Jennie bought a new hat, and she had her old one fixed up.
Date: April 12, 1868
Creator: Bouldin, H. M. & Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing health, the weather, and other recent news. She mentions that there has recently been an outbreak of cholera in San Antonio.
Date: 186X-01-12~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing the latest news of family and friends. She is concerned that Bettie is not receiving her letters, so she has started numbering them. This one is number four.
Date: 186u-01-18~/186u-01-19~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing recent snow they had, a trip to church the previous Sunday, and other recent events. She mentions that she and Jennie received Bettie's recent letter.
Date: 186X-02-05~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing health, Valentine's Day, a recent dance that Jennie attended, and other news of family and friends.
Date: 186u-02-12~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing Valentine's Day and other recent news. She and Jennie have been writing Valentines. There is a note in pencil at the top of the page that says "to Mrs. Bettie J. Wade of Bastrop."
Date: 186X-02-14~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing recent events. She states that the family received Bettie's last letter.
Date: 186X-02-18~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade, who she addresses as sister, discussing recent events in church, the Valentines that she and Jennie received, and other news of family and friends.
Date: 186X-02-20~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing a party she and Jennie attended at the courthouse, taking care of plants in the graveyard, and going to church.
Date: 186X-03-01~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing the family's health, milking the cow with Jennie, the weather, Jennie gathering eggs, and other news.
Date: 186X-03-11~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing a party she and Jenny went to, the recent wedding of a friend, and other news of family and friends.
Date: 186X-03-18~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing the latest news of family and friends. She says that Belton has been a very dull town lately. They recently had a visit from a cousin named Delia who had been on a trip to the North. She also invites Bettie to come for a visit soon.
Date: 186u-03-22
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing her recent illness, the weather, and other news. She says that Pa cannot leave for a visit right now and that they are having some money troubles. She and Jennie will probably not be able to buy any new summer clothes. She began the letter on April 2 and finished it the next morning.
Date: 186u-04-02~/186u-04-03~
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bouldin to Bettie Wade]

Letter from J. Bouldin to her sister, Bettie Wade, discussing the hard rain they had recently, looking at new hats and bonnets with Jennie, and other news. She says that she would like a new hat, but she cannot afford one, and their father is trying to save up for a new suit.
Date: 186u-04-07
Creator: Bouldin, J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History