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[Letter from the Pension Office to John Patterson Osterhout, July 2, 1858]

Letter from the Pension Office to John Patterson Osterhout discussing Lewis Summer's request for a war bounty scrip instead of land. The request was view favorably and sent to the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury. Included is an envelope addressed to "John P. Osterhout Esq."

Date: July 2, 1858

Creator: United States. Pension Bureau.

Item Type: Letter

Indian Affairs: Speech of Hon. Edward Degener, of Texas, delivered in the House of Representatives, January 21, 1871.

Text of a speech by a Texas Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives regarding acts committed by Indians against people living in certain counties of Texas, including the number of persons killed, injured, or kidnapped, and property stolen. The speech references a bill drafted to address the issue, titled "A bill for the better protection of the frontiers of Texas" and includes some dialogue with other Representatives.

Date: 1871

Creator: Degener, Edward, 1809-1890

Item Type: Pamphlet

Indian Affairs: Speech of Hon. Edward Degener, of Texas, delivered in the House of Representatives, January 21, 1871.

Date: 1871

Creator: Degener, Edward, 1809-1890

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Soldier's Discharge Papers for John Patterson Osterhout]

Soldier's discharge papers for John Patterson Osterhout due to his term of service expiring. He was discharged honorably from the army of the Confederate States on April 25, 1862. The document includes a basic description of his appearance and who he served under.

Date: April 25, 1862

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Text

[General Pass for John Patterson Osterhout]

General pass for John Patterson Osterhout from the Provost Marshal General's Office. The pass allowed John to travel in Texas under oath that he would not leak any information about the Confederate States of America.

Date: January 16, 1865

Item Type: Text

[Railroad Ticket to John Patterson Osterhout]

Complimentary railroad ticket for John Patterson Osterhout, good until November 1, 1861. Included is an envelope addressed to "J. P. Osterhout" with the words "Registration Certificate" above his name.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of Voter Registration for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of voter registration for John Patterson Osterhout in Austin county. Chief Justice of Austin county, C. B. Oney, testified that John fulfilled the oath of amnesty and John Campbell, county clerk, attested to the registration.

Date: October 31, 1865

Creator: Oney, C. B.

Item Type: Text

[Voter Certificate for John Patterson Osterhout]

Voter certification for John Patterson Osterhout issued by the Secretary of State in the state of Texas. It certified that starting on July 11, 1870, John was a qualified voter in Bell county.

Date: unknown

Creator: Newcomb, James P.

Item Type: Text

[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

[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

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

Letter of appointment to Public Notary for John Patterson Osterhout for the county of Austin. It was signed by the governor of Texas, Peter Hansborough Bell, and the Secretary of State.

Date: October 20, 1853

Creator: Bell, Peter Hansborough

Item Type: Text

[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

[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

[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

[Marriage Certificate for John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout]

Marriage certificate for John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout officiated by William Frear of the Baptist church. The wedding was held at the house of Henry Roberts in Pennsylvania and witnessed by P. M. Osterhout, James Frear, and Henry Roberts.

Date: February 23, 1859

Creator: Frear, William

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of Appointment to Consular Agent for Paul Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to consular agent by the Secretary of State, Alvey A. Adee, for Paul Osterhout. The certificate gave him all the power of the position in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Date: December 10, 1908

Creator: Adee, Alvey A.

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of the Election to Adjutant for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of the election to adjutant of the 23rd Battalion of the Texas State Troops for John Patterson Osterhout. It was part of a rally for troops for the Civil War and the certificate was signed by the governor, Francis Richard Lubbock, and the Secretary of State.

Date: September 23, 1863

Creator: Lubbock, Francis Richard

Item Type: Text

[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of the election to the Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout signed by Texas governor Sam Houston and the Secretary of State.

Date: September 6, 1860

Creator: Houston, Sam

Item Type: Legal Document

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

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Texas for John Patterson Osterhout signed by the Texas governor, Elisha M. Pease, and the Secretary of State, Edward Clark. In the center of the certificate is a hole that renders parts of it unreadable.

Date: August 28, 1854

Creator: Pease, Elisha M.

Item Type: Text

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

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.

Date: February 1, 1858

Creator: Runnels, Hardin Richard

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Mary to her Sister, October 16, 1887]

Letter from Mary to her sister regarding their mother's death. She detailed the last moments of her mother and the funeral. She ended her letter by wishing her sister could have been there to help lessen the mourning process.

Date: October 16, 1887

Item Type: Letter

[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

[Letter to General, December 12, 1851]

Letter from unknown to general discussing the author's travels from Pennsylvania to the South. He detailed the route he took through Pennsylvania and where he made stops, including Philadelphia and Delaware county.

Date: December 12, 1851

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, December 21, 1851]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his mother, Sarah Osterhout, discussing his safe arrival to Bellville, Texas. He told her he might be staying there for a few months and starting a school, but was unsure. He promised to write her a longer letter soon and let her know the mail only came through once a week.

Date: December 21, 1851

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Letter

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[Letter from the Pension Office to John Patterson Osterhout, July 2, 1858]

Indian Affairs: Speech of Hon. Edward Degener, of Texas, delivered in the House of Representatives, January 21, 1871.

Indian Affairs: Speech of Hon. Edward Degener, of Texas, delivered in the House of Representatives, January 21, 1871.

[Soldier's Discharge Papers for John Patterson Osterhout]

[General Pass for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Railroad Ticket to John Patterson Osterhout]

[Certificate of Voter Registration for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Voter Certificate for John Patterson Osterhout]

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

[Voter Certificate for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Letter of Appointment to Notary Public 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]

[Marriage Certificate for John Patterson and Junia Roberts Osterhout]

[Certificate of Appointment to Consular Agent for Paul Osterhout]

[Certificate of the Election to Adjutant for John Patterson Osterhout]

[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout]

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

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

[Letter from Mary to her Sister, October 16, 1887]

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

[Letter to General, December 12, 1851]

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Sarah Osterhout, December 21, 1851]