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[Letter from Audrey Lawson - April 17, 1998]

Description: Letter from Audrey Lawson discussing checks distributed in remembrance of Mrs. Monica Barrett, whom was a hard working volunteer of the Ensemble Theatre.
Date: April 17, 1998
Creator: Lawson, Audrey

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, February 17, 1881]

Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. He wrote of his studies at Baylor and night lectures he had been attending. He requested money from his father to purchase a new suit since he was low on funds and mentioned trains that were frequenting his father's area. Paul also asked for information regarding the family's animals because his father had purchased a new cow and the sheep would be sheared soon.
Date: February 17, 1881
Creator: Osterhout, Paul

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, November 17, 1880]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout. She wrote to her father to update him on her life at school. She told him about the bad weather they'd been having, a teacher that took supper with them that evening, and her studies. She informed him of her Latin exam and that her brother Paul had arrived in town. At the end, she asked when she should come home for Christmas.
Date: November 17, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude

[Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice - April 17, 1867]

Description: Letter from E. B. Nichols to William M. Rice discussing the Blount Settlement, claim against an estate, sales of a few properties in Waco, and his demand to be sent sale statements of the 68 B/C shipped by Armstrong.
Date: April 17, 1867
Creator: Nichols, E. B.

[Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice - July 17, 1866]

Description: Letter from E. R. Wells & Co. to William M. Rice discussing the progress of various business transactions including the market, a shed being built, and debts owed. They mention that the goods market might be on an eve of a crisis (economic panic).
Date: July 17, 1866
Creator: E. R. Wells & Co.

[Letter from James G. Tinim to William M. Rice - July 17, 1866]

Description: Letter from James G. Tinim to William M. Rice discussing the possibility of becoming a tenant in his house. He promises to take good care of the house, unlike the current tenant, and asks him to provide the best possible leasing price.
Date: July 17, 1866
Creator: Tinim, James G.
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