[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 29, 1874] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 29, 1874]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He lamented that a mobbing had occurred in Belton, Texas, where his family resided. He wrote about a murder case he handled as a judge and, at the end of his letter, prayed his family was well and in God's grace. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. J. P. Osterhout."
Date: May 29, 1874
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 29, 1875] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 29, 1875]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife while traveling around to work as a judge. He wanted to know more about the state of their garden and crops because their son, Paul, had not written much about them in his last letter. John let her know where she should direct her future letters and requested that she send them early enough so that he would receive them upon his arrival.
Date: May 29, 1875
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 29, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 29, 1879]

A letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout, expressing his regret that the house felt lonesome without Junia and the three children that were away. He hopes that his son, Paul, will return to live with them if the telegraph company relocates him to an office in town. John then told Junia that when she was ready to make the return home, she should consider whether or not to purchase a second class ticket for the train.
Date: October 29, 1879
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History