[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, March 13, 1881]

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Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. She wrote to update her family about her life at school. She spoke of her school work and upcoming examinations, her concerns about her weight, and a recent death. Included was a poem she wrote titled "My Roommates."

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Osterhout, Gertrude March 13, 1881.

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Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to the Osterhout Family. She wrote to update her family about her life at school. She spoke of her school work and upcoming examinations, her concerns about her weight, and a recent death. Included was a poem she wrote titled "My Roommates."

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[8] p. ; 20 x 26 cm., or smaller

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The Osterhout family papers consist of an extensive collection of official documents, postcards, and letters. John Patterson Osterhout published The Bellville Countryman and was influential in the area.

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  • March 13, 1881

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Osterhout, Gertrude. [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Osterhout Family, March 13, 1881], letter, March 13, 1881; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244028/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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