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[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, November 13, 1879]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her brother, Paul Osterhout, discussing recent news in Belton, Texas. She told him that their mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, had not yet returned home and updated him on recent baptisms and conversions at the local church. She mentioned temperance meetings she had been attending and a trip she had made recently to collect pecans.

Date: November 13, 1879

Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, January 10, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, about what was happening in Belton, Texas. He told her that she should have written sooner if she wanted a reply letter earlier. He regretted telling her that he had found out about her dancing at a local party and a committee had been organized to investigate the incident. He advised her to write the committee a letter lest they rescind her membership in the church.

Date: January 10, 1881

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson