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[Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher, from Orceneth Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher, from Orceneth Fisher]

Letter from O. Fisher to his son, O.A. Fisher containing a home cure for his throat and expressing a desire for O.A. Fisher to come to California with his brother, Sterling, and sister, Anna.
Date: April 8, 1859
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

The second of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 20, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

The first of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 12, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen - April 10, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen - April 10, 1859]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen, dated April 10, 1859, containing a proposal of marriage. A handwritten note at the top of the original letter says: "married 9-22-59."
Date: April 10, 1859
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
System: The Portal to Texas 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 from John Patterson Osterhout to his Brother, April 29, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his Brother, April 29, 1859]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother discussing brief news about him and his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He sent gifts to some friends and that he hoped they arrived safely. He had begun constructing a kitchen and dining room for his home and asked that his brother try to locate some seeds that were misplaced somewhere.
Date: April 29, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859]

Letter from Ann Roberts to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing family news.
Date: April 24, 1859
Creator: Roberts, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History