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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 19, 1881]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to the Osterhout family. Paul wrote his family to update them on his life. He mentioned his financial difficulties, his need for winter clothes, a David Osterhout he heard of, and other small bits of news.
Date:
September 19, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, September 26, 1881]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. He wrote to update his father about what had been happening. He mentioned a woman named Gertie, several of accidents involving trains, and his financial situation. He detailed the money he made working and what his expenses were for the month. The pages are numbered out of order.
Date:
September 26, 1881
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 13, 1880]
Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family. Gertrude wrote her family to let them know how she was settling into life at Baylor College. She told them of her living accommodations, food, and the other girls that were there with her. The letter ended with her asking for some items to be sent to her and she spoke of her family and alterations she made to her uniforms.
Date:
September 13, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, September 24, 1880]
Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to inform her father that she had received the items that were sent to her and detailed what a typical day studying at Baylor College entailed for her. She mentioned a reverend that came to campus and asked if her brother Paul would be joining her at school.
Date:
September 24, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, September 27, 1880
Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout. She wrote her brother and told him of all the talking that goes on in the church she attended and how concerned she was that she'd begin to pick up the slang used by her peers. She also requested that Paul send her some items she could not get locally.
Date:
September 27, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, September 17, 1882]
A brief letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, with news from home. He wrote with news of the family's health and a recent murder that occurred in town. Included is an envelope addressed to "Gertrude Osterhout."
Date:
September 17, 1882
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, September 28, 1884]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to his sister, Gertrude Osterhout, updating her with news from home. He apologized for not writing sooner and told her that for the Methodists had a three week meeting in town. He mentioned that he had been raising mocking birds and he planned to send one to an aunt of theirs.
Date:
September 28, 1884
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, September 24, 1880]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to inform her father that she had received the items that were sent to her and detailed what a typical day studying at Baylor College entailed for her. She mentioned a reverend that came to campus and asked if her brother Paul would be joining her at school.
Date:
September 24, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, September 24, 1880]
Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, discussing affairs at home. He wrote about his family's health and a show that came to Belton, Texas that his sons went to see. He told Gertrude that he hoped he would come to like the doctors she worked with and that his son needed to start working on their cotton crop.
Date:
September 24, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, September 13, 1880]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her family. Gertrude wrote her family to let them know how she was settling into life at Baylor College. She told them of her living accommodations, food, and the other girls that were there with her. The letter ended with her asking for some items to be sent to her and she spoke of her family and alterations she made to her uniforms.
Date:
September 13, 1880
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
System:
The Portal to Texas History