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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to his Grandmother, October 24, 1874]
Letter from Paul Osterhout to his grandmother. He wrote to thank his grandmother for a watch she sent him and informer her of the school he and his siblings were currently receiving. He mentioned a murder that happened nearby, although he did not know all the details.
Date:
October 23, 1874
Creator:
Osterhout, Paul
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, October 10, 1874]
Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wished her husband's health would improve and updated him on how many bushels of corn and cotton they had. She wrote that she had received money and let him know what she planned to use it for.
Date:
October 16, 1874
Creator:
Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 4, 1874]
Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote her husband a short letter to let him know how things were going at home while he traveled abroad. She told him that their children were well, although their baby had had a fever recently, and updated him about a family friend.
Date:
November 4, 1874
Creator:
Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows.
Patent for a new improvement in agricultural plows that will not clog when used with sticky prairie-soil, including illustration.
Date:
January 27, 1874
Creator:
Ford, Isaac M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Plows, Planters, and Cultivators.
Patent for a new improvement in combined plows, planters, and cultivators, including illustration.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Urban, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History