[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade, January 28, 1868]

Letter from Elvira Spurgin to Bettie Wade discussing recent news of family and friends. She mentions that the weather has been very cold in Belton, and she has some new boarders. Someone named Loraine had typhoid fever.
Date: January 28, 1868
Creator: Spurgin, Elvira
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, January 6, 1886]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. Gertrude wrote to inform Paul about wedding preparations their family was helping to make. She also wrote that their father sold the stocks to a business he was involved in and might start up a small one of his own.
Date: January 6, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, January 10, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, January 10, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, about what was happening in Belton, Texas. He told her that she should have written sooner if she wanted a reply letter earlier. He regretted telling her that he had found out about her dancing at a local party and a committee had been organized to investigate the incident. He advised her to write the committee a letter lest they rescind her membership in the church.
Date: January 10, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sally Osterhout, January 13, 1875] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sally Osterhout, January 13, 1875]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his niece, Sally Osterhout. He wrote her after receiving a letter a couple weeks prior. He was glad to hear his mother was well and told Sally what was happening with John and his family. He mentioned some of the cases he was working on, his children's schooling, and how his wife had recently come down with a pneumonia.
Date: January 13, 1875
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 21, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 21, 1872]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote about work that was being done around their home, including gathering wood and field work. In the letter, she mentioned how she and the children were getting along while he was away and that she hoped he would return home soon.
Date: January 21, 1872
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to her Sister, January 25, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Osterhout to her Sister, January 25, 1883]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her sister with news from Belton, TX. She wrote about letters that had been received from other family members and who was planning to visit soon. She told her sister that their brother, Paul, had brought gifts for them and that she wanted her sister to bring her one, too.
Date: January 25, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 23, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 23, 1988]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote his father a short letter to provide an update on what had happened locally after his after his father had left. The letter touched upon some of Paul's communications, local church service attendance, and someone he saw recently.
Date: January 23, 1888
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]

Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this building that Santa Anna mounted his cannon in besieging the Alamo in 1836. The postcard is addressed to Misses Ora and Junia Osterhout in Belton, Texas, and it is postmarked San Antonio, January 9, 1911.
Date: January 9, 1911
Creator: Graves, Lillian
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History