[Business Card for John Patterson Osterhout]

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Business card for John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney and collector of claims for Austin and surrounding counties. On the back of the card is a note concerning that if money was collected from a claim, it would be paid to someone while John would retain half as commission.

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Osterhout, John Patterson March 3, 1854.

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Business card for John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney and collector of claims for Austin and surrounding counties. On the back of the card is a note concerning that if money was collected from a claim, it would be paid to someone while John would retain half as commission.

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1 card ; 5 x 9 cm.

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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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Osterhout, John Patterson. [Business Card for John Patterson Osterhout], text, March 3, 1854; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255625/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin College.

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