[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 14, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 14, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote her father to update him on her life at school. Gertrude apologized for having committed a sin and not confiding in her father. She spoke briefly about the weather and her brother, Paul.
Date: January 14, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 7, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 7, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to tell her mother about her return to the boarding house after Christmas. She related how her trip back went and that it was her birthday. She requested money for a dress and postage stamps.
Date: January 7, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
System: The Portal to Texas History