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[Certificate of Admittance as Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States]

Certificate admitting K.K. Legett to practice as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas.

Date: January 25, 1886

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from L. L. Peck to Annie Bradley - January 3, 1883]

Letter from L. L. Peck, Attorney and Counselor at Law, to Annie Bradley in Corsicana, dated January 3, 1883 and sent from Fairfield, in which he writes about his family, his desire for a picture of her, and his intention to marry her.

Date: January 3, 1883

Creator: Peck, L. L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Copy of Land Sale Documents]

Copy of multiple documents for the sale of John and Sara Emberson's land. First document contains the Embersons' statement and the land sold to Charles B. Moore. Second document contains an affidavit for the Embersons' sale of land.

Date: March 1857

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John Emberson to Eldridge and Elizabeth Emberson, February 15, 1857]

Letter to Eldritch and Elizabeth Emberson from John Emberson regarding a sale of land John made and the granting of the power of attorney to Eldritch over the sale. John also wrote about his family and his desire to see Eldritch and Elizabeth.

Date: February 15, 1857

Creator: Emberson, John

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, February 4, 1855]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Sarah Osterhout, regarding his time in Bellville, Texas. He apologized for not writing her sooner since he has been busy with setting up his business as a lawyer. He was considering purchasing slaves although he mentioned a preference for having "white hands" to work with like he did in Pennsylvania. Recently, his friends had been telling him that he was in a good position to marry and he told his mother that he had someone from Pennsylvania in … more

Date: February 4, 1855

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Appointment of John Patterson Osterhout as Attorney to Hazel P. Ford]

Appointment of John Patterson Osterhout as Hazel P. Ford's attorney to allow him to receive bounty and law warrants that were due to Ford for military services. At the bottom of the document, a clerk verified that the statement was signed.

Date: November 23, 1854

Creator: Ford, Hazel P.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Payment]

Certificate of payment for J. Bird and the enlisted help of John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney, in collecting the debt. On the back of the certificate it states that the debt was paid in full on March 15, 1855. Included is a business card for John Patterson Osterhout. The card states he is an attorney for Bellville, Texas and on the back of the card is an agreement for another collection to be done by John.

Date: September 14, 1854

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Business Card for John Patterson Osterhout]

Business card for John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney and collector of claims for Austin and surrounding counties. On the back of the card is a note concerning that if money was collected from a claim, it would be paid to someone while John would retain half as commission.

Date: March 3, 1854

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from J. W. Mann to Robert M. Johnson, October, 1837]

Letter from J. W. Mann to Robert M. Johnson introducing an attorney by the name of John Patterson Osterhout. Mr. Mann regards John Osterhout highly and informed Mr. Johnson that he was going to Arkansas to practice law.

Date: October 1837

Creator: Mann, J. W.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Transcript of Letter from Israel McGready to James Perry, October 12, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Israel McGready to James Perry, on October 12, 1836, asking that Perry accord him power of attorney so that he can sell the tracts of land Perry still owns in Missouri.

Date: October 12, 1836

Creator: McGready, Israel

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Document Granting Stephen F. Austin Power of Attorney, May 27, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a legal document granting power of attorney to Stephen F. Austin on behalf of James Bryan, on May 27, 1820. Justice of the Peace Edmund Hozan has witnessed the document.

Date: May 27, 1820

Creator: Bryan, James

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Document Appointing an Attorney, July 27, 1818]

Copy of transcript of a legal document appointing William Davis to act as John Brickey's attorney.

Date: July 27, 1818

Creator: Brickey, John

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History