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[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]

Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this building that Santa Anna mounted his cannon in besieging the Alamo in 1836. The postcard is addressed to Misses Ora and Junia Osterhout in Belton, Texas, and it is postmarked San Antonio, January 9, 1911.
Date: January 9, 1911
Creator: Graves, Lillian
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 9, 1870] (open access)

[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, January 9, 1870]

Letter from Sarah Osterhout to her son, John Patterson Osterhout. She told her son about her health, family members, and local news. She wrote in length about people she knew and mentioned that she wished to send John some vegetables.
Date: January 9, 1870
Creator: Osterhout, Sarah
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family, January 9, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout Family, January 9, 1885]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout family regarding his various visits to family in Pennsylvania. The bulk of the letter served as updates for how each family member was doing at the time. Paul apologized for not writing more since he had been busy. He inquired about how they spent Christmas.
Date: January 9, 1885
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History