[Letter from Sarah Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout and Family, February 24, 1881] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Sarah Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout and Family, February 24, 1881]

Creator

  • Author: Osterhout, Sarah
    Creator Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1881-02-24

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Sarah Osterhout to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, and family with local news. Sarah wrote about photographs that had been taken and received, although she has not received the one of herself from the photographer yet. She gave Junia news of marriages and farm repairs. She wrote of a trip she made where she tried to speak to Junia's Congressman and how she tried to speak to the President when she visited the White House.
  • Physical Description: [4] p. ; 21 x 26 cm., folded to 21 x 13 cm. + 1 envelope (8 x 14 cm.)

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Named Person: Osterhout, Junia Roberts, d. 1897
  • Named Person: Osterhout, Sarah
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Service Industries - Photography
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Families
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Elected Officials - Presidents
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Elected Officials - Congress

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Coverage Date: 1881-02
  • Place Name: United States - Pennsylvania - Lackawanna County - Scranton
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Osterhout Papers
    Code: OSTERH

Institution

  • Name: Austin College
    Code: ASTC

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: ASTC_002-060-04
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth255497
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