[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, March 19, 1881] Metadata
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Title
- Main Title [Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, March 19, 1881]
Creator
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Author: Osterhout, John PattersonCreator Type: Personal
Date
- Creation: 1881-03-19
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his daughter, Gertrude Osterhout, with news from home. Everyone at home at been well, except for her mother who had a cold. They had four cows that they milked and used the milk to make butter to sell. He told his daughter that she should not be so eager for school to be over. He concluded the letter by correcting his daughter on her use of the word "too."
- Physical Description: [2] p. ; 35 x 23 cm.
Subject
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Clothing
- Keyword: dresses
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Osterhout, John Patterson, 1826-1903.
- Named Person: Osterhout, Gertrude
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education - Schools - Students
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Coverage Date: 1881-03
- Place Name: United States - Texas - Bell County - Belton
- Time Period: new-sou
Collection
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Name: Osterhout PapersCode: OSTERH
Institution
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Name: Austin CollegeCode: ASTC
Resource Type
- Letter
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: ASTC_002-056-13
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth255472