The Osterhout Papers - 143 Matching Results

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[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, June 2, 1881]

Letter from Ora Osterhout to her older sister, Gertrude Osterhout, regarding Ora's birthday. She wrote her sister to tell her what had happened on her birthday and some brief local news.

Date: June 2, 1881

Creator: Osterhout, Ora

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, May 7, 1881]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, discussing daily life at home. He mentioned that they would be able to make some money by producing buttermilk and that they would be getting more poultry soon. John's uncle, Peter, was having a birthday soon and he requested that Gertrude write a letter to him so that he may pass it along. The letter closed with John saying that it was his birthday the next day and that he wanted Gertrude and his son, Paul, to write to h… more

Date: May 7, 1881

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 13, 1881]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her mother, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing her life at school. She wrote about a trip to town she had taken with other girls and the new faculty and campus. The faculty was young this upcoming session and she said the campus was being built slowly. She mentioned some news she had heard from others and asked her mother about mutual acquaintances.

Date: November 13, 1881

Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Application for the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution]

Application for membership to the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution for Ora Osterhout by claim of her relation to Jeremiah Osterhout. The application details her genealogy and Jeremiah's service during the American Revolution.

Date: March 3, 1906

Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from J. Z. Miller, February 16, 1897]

Letter from J. Z. Miller to unknown discussing the work of John Patterson Osterhout. Miller told the gentleman he was writing that John was a respectable judge and had done good work.

Date: February 16, 1897

Creator: Miller, J. Z.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from George Robinson to John Patterson Osterhout, February 17, 1897]

Letter from George Robinson to Judge John Patterson Osterhout regarding the trustworthiness of John. The letter is short and simply states that the judge was deserving of respect and was held in high esteem.

Date: February 17, 1897

Creator: Robinson, George

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from F. M. Law to William McKinley, February 15, 1897]

Letter from F. M. Law to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout applying for postmaster in Belton, Texas. He gives John a high amount of praise and states that he has the support of the administration of Baylor College.

Date: February 15, 1897

Creator: Law, F. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from E. M. Drayton to William McKinley, February 19, 1897]

Letter from E. M. Drayton to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout applying for the position of postmaster in Belton, Texas. He wrote that he could think of no one better to fill the position.

Date: February 19, 1897

Creator: Drayton, E. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from N. G. Lattimore to William McKinley, March 18, 1897]

Letter from L. G. Lattimore to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout applying for the position of postmaster in Belton, Texas. Mr. Lattimore praised John and stated that his appointment to postmaster would be looked upon well by residents of Belton.

Date: March 18, 1897

Creator: Lattimore, L. G.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to William McKinley, June 1897]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to President William McKinley regarding his application to be postmaster in Belton, Texas. John detailed all of the offices he had previously held and expressed his devotion to the Republican Party. He told the President that he hoped for reappointment to the position of postmaster.

Date: June 1897

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from African American People of Bell County to William McKinley, June, 1897]

Letter from African American people of Bell County to President William McKinley regarding John Patterson Osterhout's application to be postmaster of Belton, Texas. The letter includes a list of African Americans who live in Bell County that vouch for John's trustworthiness.

Date: June 1897

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Elector Registration in Belton, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout]

Elector registration in Belton, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout that certifies that John meets all the qualifications for being an elector. The registrar of voters, R. D. Kinney, signed to prove that the aforementioned information was correct on October 17, 1872.

Date: October 17, 1872

Creator: Kinney, R. D.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Voter Certificate for John Patterson Osterhout]

Voter certificate for John Patterson Osterhout in Bell county, certified by James Leach, county clerk. The seal of the district court for Bell county is on the certificate.

Date: November 8, 1873

Creator: Leach, James

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster of Belton, Texas presented to John Patterson Osterhout. The document was signed by the president, Benjamin Harrison, and the postmaster general, John Wanamaker. He was able to hold the position until the end of the next session of the Senate.

Date: unknown

Creator: Wanamaker, John

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public by Charles Allen Culberson, governor of Texas, for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Secretary of State and the governor of Texas. It allowed John to work in this office in Bell County.

Date: 1899~

Creator: Cuberson, Charles Allen

Item Type: Text

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to Postmaster by President Chester Alan Arthur for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the President and the Postmaster General, Walter Q. Gresham. It certified John to work as Postmaster in Belton, Texas.

Date: May 15, 1884

Creator: Arthur, Chester Alan

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, December 4, 1870]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote a short letter to update her husband on what was happening at home with their children. She hoped that he would be home soon and that she would receive a letter from him shortly.

Date: December 4, 1870

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 27, 1870]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to him about how she and their children had been doing and mentioned letters she had written and received recently.

Date: November 27, 1870

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 13, 1870]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote her husband to let him know how she and their children were doing at home. She mentioned that their son, Paul, had started going to school again recently and would be writing a letter to John soon.

Date: November 13, 1870

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Paul and Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 20, 1870]

Letter from Paul and Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. Paul told his father that he was well and had started school recently. Junia informed him of the recent weather and how she and their children had been doing.

Date: November 20, 1870

Creator: Osterhout, Paul & Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 7, 1871]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote how ill she had been feeling recently and how much she and their children have missed John while he has been gone. An envelope addressed to J. P. Osterhout is included.

Date: March 7, 1871

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 26, 1871]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote John to tell him how she and their children were doing while he worked out of town.

Date: March 26, 1871

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, December 3, 1871]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. Junia wrote about how their baby had not been feeling well and asked how his recent trips between towns had gone. Included in the letter are other small bits of news.

Date: December 3, 1871

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, July 16, 1871]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote her husband with news about how her and their children were doing while he was away. She mentioned some letters that came in for him and that she was waiting for a letter from him.

Date: unknown

Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

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[Letter from Ora Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, June 2, 1881]

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, May 7, 1881]

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 13, 1881]

[Application for the National Society United States Daughters of the American Revolution]

[Letter from J. Z. Miller, February 16, 1897]

[Letter from George Robinson to John Patterson Osterhout, February 17, 1897]

[Letter from F. M. Law to William McKinley, February 15, 1897]

[Letter from E. M. Drayton to William McKinley, February 19, 1897]

[Letter from N. G. Lattimore to William McKinley, March 18, 1897]

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to William McKinley, June 1897]

[Letter from African American People of Bell County to William McKinley, June, 1897]

[Elector Registration in Belton, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Voter Certificate for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Certificate of Appointment to Postmaster for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, December 4, 1870]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 27, 1870]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 13, 1870]

[Letter from Paul and Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 20, 1870]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 7, 1871]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, March 26, 1871]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, December 3, 1871]

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, July 16, 1871]