Collection
States
4 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 4 of
4
[Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, August 31, 1890]
Letter from John Jeremiah Osterhout to his father, John Patterson Osterhout, regarding a trip Jeremiah and his mother were taking to visit family out of state. Jeremiah updated his father on how their family was doing and informed him that he was in need of glasses. Jeremiah said he had been feeling homesick and wanted to receive letters from home often.
Date:
August 31, 1890
Creator:
Osterhout, John Jeremiah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. R. Hartley to Junia Roberts Osterhout and Family, August 4, 1892]
Letter from J. R. Hartley to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, and family with local news. She thanked them for sending their condolences for the death of a child. She gave news of how their son, Paul Osterhout, was doing while he visited. The rest of the letter is composed of various information she heard from others.
Date:
August 7, 1892
Creator:
Hartley, J. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James E. Frear to John Patterson Osterhout, August 29, 1898]
Letter from James E. Frear to John Patterson Osterhout regarding an inheritance. James told John he was entitled to one tenth of the money a family member would receive for property that was being sold after someone's death.
Date:
August 29, 1898
Creator:
Frear, James E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plant for Generating Electricity.
Patent for a "simple, durable, compact, and reliable plant, house, or means operated by the force and energy of the wind without supervision or attention, and generating electricity and storing the same for use" (lines 10-14).
Date:
August 20, 1895
Creator:
Bowen, George R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History