[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859]

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Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Mary Roberts, discussing the death of Mary's husband, the birth of her baby, and other news.

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[3] p. ; 24 x 39 cm., folded to 24 x 19 cm.

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Osterhout, Junia Roberts June 24, 1859.

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Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Mary Roberts, discussing the death of Mary's husband, the birth of her baby, and other news.

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[3] p. ; 24 x 39 cm., folded to 24 x 19 cm.

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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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  • June 24, 1859

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Osterhout, Junia Roberts. [Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859], letter, June 24, 1859; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244071/: accessed March 29, 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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