21 Matching Results

Search Results

Advanced search parameters have been applied.

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his Brother, January 18, 1857]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother regarding his time in Bellville, Texas. He was appreciative of his brother sending him news from home and told him about a real estate sale that had happened recently. People from the U.S., Germany, and Bohemia were in attendance and alcohol was passed around. Money has been short in Bellville because of the cotton and corn crops failing. John needed to borrow money and requested a loan from his brother or anyone else in the family. He request… more
Date: January 18, 1857
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Orlando Osterhout, October 30, 1838]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother, Orlando Osterhout, discussing recent events in his life. He attended a Baptist convention in Independence, Texas and planned to return there to attend an examination of students at Baylor University. He wrote about the woman he was courting and told his brother that he hoped he would not remain a bachelor. John intended to return home and considered the different routes he could take while also requesting that his brother give him access to t… more
Date: October 30, 1838
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Historic Marker Application: Industry Methodist Church]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Industry Methodist Church, in Industry, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a publication titled "One Hundred Years of Methodism at Industry, Texas."
Date: 1967
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Diary of Henry Matthews - 1833-1840]

Description: Henry Matthews (1799-18?) was a Methodist circuit rider, schoolteacher, and practicing physician from Ohio, who made his way from Ohio, through the Illinois Territory, to Texas. Primarily a circuit-riding preacher and schoolteacher in his early days in Ohio, Matthews practiced medicine more formally in the 1830s and 1840s in San Felipe, Texas, where Matthews and his wife Miranda eventually settled. The latter two-thirds are a private diary, but many of the entries are made over printed finance … more
Date: 1833-05-25/1840-10-02
Creator: Matthews, Henry
Partner: Southwestern University

[Marriage Application for Eugene Hargett, Jr.]

Description: Application for holy matrimony filled out in blue ink by Eugene Hargett, Jr., aged 21, including personal information about his parents, occupation, and dates of baptism, confirmation, and communion. The rest of the form, including the bride's information and information about the wedding, is blank.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Hargett, Eugene Ervin, Jr.
Partner: Cathedral of Saint Matthew
Back to Top of Screen