[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 22, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 22, 1883]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, regarding her remaining time at Baylor University. Gertrude was eager to return home and help out around the house. Commencement was fast approaching and she wrote to her mother about what she was going to wear and that she needed her mother to send a few items to make sure she was prepared.
Date: April 22, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier's Discharge Papers for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Soldier's Discharge Papers for John Patterson Osterhout]

Soldier's discharge papers for John Patterson Osterhout due to his term of service expiring. He was discharged honorably from the army of the Confederate States on April 25, 1862. The document includes a basic description of his appearance and who he served under.
Date: April 25, 1862
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 2, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 2, 1871]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She sent news of how she and their children were faring while John was away. She mentioned how she had been sick the last week and that they were anxious for his return.
Date: April 2, 1871
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from May P. [Frear] to Sarah Osterhout, April 29, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from May P. [Frear] to Sarah Osterhout, April 29, 1873]

Letter from May P. [Frear] to her grandmother, Sarah Osterhout. She wrote her grandmother to let her know how she and her family were doing. The letter mentioned photographs that May had taken and she promised to send one to Sarah. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. Sarah Osterhout. Sen."
Date: April 29, 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother about her life at school. She lamented the fact that she had been receiving no letters from home lately, but thanked her mother for sending the clothes she had requested. She requested money to be sent to her and that her mother and other family members write soon.
Date: April 8, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Bud, April 2, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Bud, April 2, 1881]

A brief letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Bud with news from Belton, Texas. He wrote that he had recently gone to a ball. He discussed people who had recently fallen ill and described his family's health. He ended the letter by stating that one of their cows had had a calf and that they were considering selling one of their animals.
Date: April 2, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Jeremiah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 12, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 12, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, involving the state of the family while Paul was away at school. A family has been feeling sick, possibly with the measles, and John was able to make sales on some of his cattle.
Date: April 12, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 15, 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 15, 1883]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her sister, Gertrude Osterhout, with news from home. She wrote about how their mother had been feeling ill. She mentioned briefly who was going out of town and local gossip.
Date: April 13, 1883
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 14, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 14, 1886]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, with news from home. She expressed concern over her brother's profession as a doctor since recently, a doctor in Belton was blamed for the death of a patient. Among other local gossip, Ora mentioned that their brother, Jeremiah, and his wife did not allow each other to leave without the other as they were jealous of them talking to members of the opposite sex.
Date: April 14, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 3, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 3, 1881]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, discussing news from home and some items that she sent to Gertrude. Junia had fabric, shoes, and money sent to her daughter and told her she would have to get a dress made where she was. Her mother told her how her family and friends were doing and that she was worried about the headaches Gertrude was experiencing.
Date: April 3, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 26, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, April 26, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, regarding news from home. He told her that Gertrude's sisters had recovered from being sick. He and his wife were trying to raise money to send to Gertrude and her brother, Paul, although he told his daughter that she needed to make sacrifices while she was in school. He ended the letter with other various bits of local news and looked forward to seeing her return home.
Date: April 26, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1881]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her sisters, Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her sisters about her life at school. She included small bits of news regarding her studies and plans to go on a picnic. She asked about the family orchards and requested that her sisters send her a box of the fruit.
Date: April 14, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
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
[Newspaper Clipping: Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton, April 15, 1910] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton, April 15, 1910]

Newspaper clipping titled "Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hamilton: Items from the Herald of April 15, 1885," which provides a list of the County officials at the time and events that happened on that date. It appeared in The Hamilton Herald on April 15, 1910.
Date: April 15, 1910
Creator: The Hamilton Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, April 3, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul wrote about his experience living away from home in Independence, Texas as a student. He informed his father of the expenses of living in this city and that he intended to make his money stretch until June. He asked his father for news of what is going on at home and wondered whether the railroad had been causing problems for his father's cattle and sheep.
Date: April 3, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 18, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout. Paul wrote his mother to let her know of clothes he had bought and ones he would need sent to him by her. He told her of events going on in town, the local church, about money he has had to borrow, and his roommates that have the measles.
Date: April 18, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884] (open access)

[Telegraph Message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout, April 16, 1884]

Telegraph message from R. P. Talley to Paul Osterhout. It reads: "If [s]plint ordered / not on the way yet / why."
Date: April 16, 1884
Creator: Talley, R. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886] (open access)

[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, April 13, 1886]

Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. John, signed as Jerry, sent his brother a money order from him and Gertrude to help Paul.
Date: April 13, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Jeremiah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 4, 1930] (open access)

[Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 4, 1930]

Letter from Paul and May Patterson Frear Osterhout to their sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout. The first part of the letter was written by May and she wished Junia well on her upcoming birthday and updated Junia on what had been happening. She let Junia know that Paul was feeling better, plans to create a bond for improvements, and other small pieces of news. The last page has a typed portion by Paul. He wished his sister well on her birthday and said how thankful he was to have her in his life.
Date: April 4, 1930
Creator: Osterhout, Paul & Osterhout, May
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, April, 1849] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, April, 1849]

Letter of standing for Martha Stephenson from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The letter stated that Martha was in full standing at their church and was dismissed when she joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1849
Creator: Mount Gilead Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857]

Letter of standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church. The letter stated that John was a full membership of the church and was dismissed when he joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Carrollton Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 8, 1881]

Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to update her mother about her life at school. She lamented the fact that she had been receiving no letters from home lately, but thanked her mother for sending the clothes she had requested. She requested money to be sent to her and that her mother and other family members write soon.
Date: April 8, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History