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[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, August 21, 1882]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his sister, Gertrude Osterhout, about the new town he had settled into. He mentioned the dominant religion in the area was Methodist, that both blacks and whites lived there, and the locals cannot ride their buggies much due to the sand.

Date: August 21, 1882

Creator: Osterhout, Paul

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, September 2, 1881]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. Paul wrote his friend after receiving two letters from Ora. Paul informed him of the trains he had seen going by that day as he waits to go home and asked for information regarding mutual friends. He went on to write about miscellaneous bits of news he has read and other things he has seen at that station. Pages are labeled out of order.

Date: August 2, 1881

Creator: Osterhout, Paul

[Letter from William H. Vann to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 18, 1920]

Letter from William H. Vann to Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to inform Junia where she could leave the books she was borrowing and to wish her well.

Date: August 18, 1920

Creator: Vann, William H.

[Letter of Standing for Sarah from Mount Gilead Baptist Church, August 1849]

Letter of standing for Sarah, a "sister of colour," from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The letter stated that Sarah held full membership with the church and that she would be dismissed when she joined a church of the same faith.

Date: August 1849

Creator: Mount Gilead Baptist Church