[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880]

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Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. She wrote her sister to update her on life at Baylor College. Gertrude mentioned how she had been sick recently, a prodigal student on campus, and other small bits of local news. She finished by asking about family and talking about clothing.

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[4] p. ; 22 x 13 cm.

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Osterhout, Gertrude October 11, 1880.

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Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. She wrote her sister to update her on life at Baylor College. Gertrude mentioned how she had been sick recently, a prodigal student on campus, and other small bits of local news. She finished by asking about family and talking about clothing.

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[4] p. ; 22 x 13 cm.

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  • [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880], ASTC_003-076-04

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Osterhout Papers

The Osterhout family papers consist of an extensive collection of official documents, postcards, and letters. John Patterson Osterhout published The Bellville Countryman and was influential in the area.

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  • October 11, 1880

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  • Aug. 17, 2012, 10:24 a.m.

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Osterhout, Gertrude. [Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880], letter, October 11, 1880; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244012/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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