John Osterhout [Cover]

Object/Artifact

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The Lew Anvil Collection

Name/Title

John Osterhout [Cover]

Description

An 1875 cover postmarked "PALACIOS / TEX" and addressed to “Judge J P Osterhout / Belton / Tex."

Context

John Osterhout received an appointment as judge of the Thirty-fourth State District Court in 1870 and moved his family to Belton. This cover was sent to Osterhout during his tenure as the judge of the Thirty-fourth State District Court (1870-1876).