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[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]

Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.

Date: January 18, 1858

Creator: Fular, A. W.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his Brother, January 18, 1857]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother regarding his time in Bellville, Texas. He was appreciative of his brother sending him news from home and told him about a real estate sale that had happened recently. People from the U.S., Germany, and Bohemia were in attendance and alcohol was passed around. Money has been short in Bellville because of the cotton and corn crops failing. John needed to borrow money and requested a loan from his brother or anyone else in the family. He request… more

Date: January 18, 1857

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 18, 1872]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to let her know about how his work as a judge was progressing. He included information about his accommodations and speculated about the idea of raising foal.

Date: January 18, 1872