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[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