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[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to William McKinley, June 1897] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to William McKinley, June 1897]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to President William McKinley regarding his application to be postmaster in Belton, Texas. John detailed all of the offices he had previously held and expressed his devotion to the Republican Party. He told the President that he hoped for reappointment to the position of postmaster.
Date: June 1897
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from African American People of Bell County to William McKinley, June, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from African American People of Bell County to William McKinley, June, 1897]

Letter from African American people of Bell County to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout's application to be postmaster of Belton, Texas. The letter includes a list of African Americans who live in Bell County that vouch for John's trustworthiness.
Date: June 1897
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. H. R. Green to Postmaster General, June 30, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from E. H. R. Green to Postmaster General, June 30, 1897]

Letter from E. H. R. Green, Chairman Representative of the State Executive Committee, to the Postmaster General recommending John Patterson Osterhout for the position of postmaster in Belton, Texas.
Date: June 30, 1897
Creator: Green, E. H. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John P. Forman to John Patterson Osterhout, June 21, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from John P. Forman to John Patterson Osterhout, June 21, 1897]

Letter from John P. Forman to his uncle, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing daily events. Forman hoped that John's wife was recovering and requested that Paul, John's son, and Paul's wife, May, visit him. He also wrote that he and his mother were doing well and that he was planning to begin a profession soon.
Date: June 21, 1897
Creator: Forman, John P.
System: The Portal to Texas History