[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

  • Author: Osterhout, John Patterson
    Creator 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

  • Name: Osterhout Papers
    Code: OSTERH

Institution

  • Name: Austin College
    Code: ASTC

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: ASTC_002-056-13
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth255472
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