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[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 18, 1873]

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Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to update her on where he was in his travels. In the postcard, he included brief news about who he was staying with and the weather.

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Osterhout, John Patterson August 18, 1873.

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Founded in 1849, this private liberal arts college first opened its doors in Huntsville and is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas still operating under its original name and charter. The college moved to Sherman following three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, and financial troubles.

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Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to update her on where he was in his travels. In the postcard, he included brief news about who he was staying with and the weather.

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[1] p. ; 8 x 13 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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  • August 18, 1873

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Osterhout, John Patterson. [Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 18, 1873], postcard, August 18, 1873; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255364/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin College.

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