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Willie P. Osborne
No full textWillie P. Osborne is the son of Willie Nathaniel and Agnes Osborne of Lafollette, TN. Willie is the first African American to teach school in Morristown. Originally he taught at Morristown High School which became East High School in 1963. He taught Business classes. He was a talented piano player and integrated the Tyler Green Orchestra of Morristown, TN
Agnes and Willie Nathaniel Osborne
No full textWillie Nathaniel and Agnes Osborne of LaFollette, TN. Willie took electrical course via mail from the Chicago Institute of Electricity in 1942. He worked on anything electronic in LaFollette, TN that needed repair. He had been a miner but was forced to quit when he was diagnosed with Black Lung. Willie later retired from the the LaFollette Water Department
Willie Nathaniel and Agnes Osborne
No full textWillie Nathaniel and Agnes Osborne of LaFollette, TN. Willie took electrical course via mail from the Chicago Institute of Electricity in 1942. He worked on anything electronic in LaFollette, TN that needed repair. He had been a miner but was forced to quit when he was diagnosed with Black Lung. Willie later retired from the the LaFollette Water Department
Ephraim Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, July 27, 1862
No full textIn this letter of July 27, 1862 Ephraim Osborne exhorts his son Roland C. Osborne to maintain his religious faith in the face of battle casualties. He also reports on miscellaneous details of family life.July 27, 1862
At home July 27 1862
Dear Son
I know it must have cost you some uneasiness to reflect on the long delay of your request, that I should write you in return of your friendly letter, but Joseph leaving home has thrown every thing upon me in the fields in addition to my jobbing, feeding, and riding [?] and shopping, I have been too weary to write at nights, but I consider this morning to begin this, hoping I may finish it some when, and by it convince it was not for want of a good will towards you no, no, I am pleased you get constant intelligence of all our matters from Kezia, and in return we have the joy of hearing from you weekly, we were very anxious respecting your fate at the Richmond battles, that awful struggle has made many homes desolate, and broken for life many a fond heart, but God sent his Angel and turned from you the missiles of Death, O how much gratitude and praise is due to his name, I think we offered up one grateful offering of praise to him who holds the Keys of Death and the Grave when we found you were not numbered with Dear, I hope your life spared may be devoted to his glory and you made a good Soldier of the Cross, constantly under Arms fighting the good fight of Faith, charging the foes within your own heart in the strength of the Lord, driving them back more & more daily, like Lincolns forces flee to the last bound of their territory. In the death of your substitute we have another strong showing that we must all die for ourselves at the appointed moment, Christ died for us to open to us the way to Eternal Life but we must die for ourselves, Corporeally to enter that life if we are prepared for it, I hope his Death may have a lasting effect on mind for good, and do good to all his commands under arms, many must be left behind at the close of the War, but more awful still many will be left out at the last great day, who have hardened their hearts after seeing and escaping so many strokes of God’s judgment, to them the Christians Captain will say with his muster roll in his hand, Depart from me I never knew you, you never buckled on the Christians armour, never fought against sin and corruption, never show yourself decidedly and determinedly side, may God give us grace to get near the Cross and fight till we die. We have a full shew of your needs before the Lord at least twice a day. Be very guarded against evil associates, lest they try to hang to you, if you return home. May the Lord help you to make a full surrender of all to his Son Conquered by love, bristing you all to him, believing he will save all that come to him, and you even you among the rest. I suppose Kezia told you I had bought another Servant. I felt compelled I could get no help till the middle of April. I paid in land and troublesome notes, a good portion for him, and I have until the close of the year to pay or go aceper [?] into the Bank for the balance. I hope to have some pork, beef, and corn to spare. Your Father spent a night with us a few weeks since, his wheat crop is very sorry, Francis Wolf’s crop was not worth cutting, our crop is as good as usual. This morning Kezia and the big baby are well, he walks alone Strong. Joshua has married his long selected Companion Sarah came to see us two weeks since, with Emma and the baby, she came in company with a Neighbor and family, they returned safe. We remain as ever Affectionately Father and Mother. All are well
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Kezia Stradley Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, January 1, 1862
No full textIn this New Year’s letter of 1862, Kezia Stradley Osborne wrote to her husband Roland C. Osborne describing problems at home and details involved in farming.January 1, 1862
1862 Beaverdam New year’s day
A New Years gift, My Dear. Well what shall it be. I would love to give you a new years kiss this bright morning, but I won’t so I will write you the very best letter that I can and send you my best wishes that this new year may be the happiest one of your life or least happier than the one just past May its closing day find you in your own quiet home surrounded by your dearest friends. May you be an orderly member of Christ’s Church and an honorable citizen of an Independent Southern Confederacy May happiness dwell in your house and peace in reign in your Country. If it is the will of God that you remain here, if it is not May your happy Spirit be at rest in our Father’s House, where there are many Mansions; in the New year’s prayer of your absent Wife. After waiting longer than I ever have had to do before for a letter from you I received two last night. I found that you have been disappointed too. I suppose there has been something wrong about the mails. And right here I promise you that I will always do the very best I can about writing. You must remember that I can’t always send to the Office at the right time. But be sure that I will not neglect to write on account of any thing being the matter. For if I can’t write myself I will get some one else to do it. You ask me to help you fix a plan to get a [crop started; substitute ?] I think it very important for it to be done and if I was stout again like I used to be and was back in our house and could get good hands to work and the ground to work and the tools to work with and some clever girl to stay with me I would try to have thing ready for you. You know I always told you that I could beat you farming any how but you see there are a good many ands and ifs in the way. I can not walk yet and I am afraid I will not walk this winter. Dr. Neil now [?] thinks I can not walk in c [?] 12 months but I hope to get well sooner than that. I think your Father has rented nearly all his land and your farming tools are scattered to the four winds. Uncle Joseph is not ready to leave the house yet and you know that I could not do any good unless I could get to myself you know your Father would not care for any thing I could say. I still hope that you will get off to see to these things your self and I will then do what ever your interest requires if it is in my power to do so you had better believe I would love to be trying to make something for the children I got a letter from Sis Line [?] last night they are well and have sent you some butter cakes and apples. I hope you have got them. I will write to them about your pants. Addie promised to have them done by Christmas. I have a poor chance to work but I will do any thing I can for you. Fine [?] says she wants me to take the baby back and Mattie [?] says if Fine [?] wants a baby she may have one of her own for she can’t share this big fat baby you [?] [she has had ?] so much trouble with him he is quite well this morning you ask me what a certain Lady means by signing her name so loving. I reckon she means what she says. If she does marry she will give a certain C.R. a most awful waking up. I think he has been dreaming this long time. By the way have you written C.R. [C.B. ?] if you have not I wish you would. I know it would go against your feelings to do so but you know we must forgive if we hope to be forgiven and he has been very kind to me since you left. I would not care if he knowed some things I hate to see him made a fool of but I guess he will find out some day. I am so glad that you have got to house keeping. Do up you [?] it any better than you did last winter, or would you as soon be back on the hill with the same old housekeeper. We would have a nice piece of furniture now I mean a cradle. Jo [?] is at home yet his health is very delicate. I am afraid he can’t stand the winter. His Col. don’t take one bit of care of his men. They give him a dreadful mean name they have been ordered to Kentucky but the men have been starved and dragged about until they are unable to go. Don’t be afraid of writing too much just wait till I grumble [?] I am much obliged to Billy Banham [Bonham ?] for his Kind wishes. I have often thought of him, that he would Be kind to you if you were sick. I have to hear how Any of the boys are doing you see I have filled up my Paper this time. I have just kissed Rufus for Papa he Is so sweet [?] I do want you to come and see him and kiss.
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Kezia Stradley Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, March 16, 1862
No full textIn this letter of March 16, 1862, Kezia Stradley Osborne describes to her husband, Roland C. Osborne, her efforts to have a portrait of their son made and apologizes at length for the burdensome tone of her previous letter.March 16, 1862
Asheville NC March 16th ‘69
My Dear Husband
You see I have moved at last. I came here to Sis Ruth’s last Tuesday [sic]. I tried to get the baby liking [likeness; likening ?] as I came through but the artist was not ready and it has been raining every day since so that I could not get up I am afraid I can’t get it in time to send it to you. I will keep trying since I came here Judson went to Father’s after me to take me to Haywood. He got my trunk and brought it in here but it was raining so that I could not go with him. He said he would send Mingus next week. I reckon I will go if the weather is suitable and the road so I can travel. I expect Pigeon is up there has been so much rain lately the roads are said to be very bad now. I received yours of the 8th last night. I felt like there was something wrong when I saw so much blank paper, and as I read it down tears gathered thick and fast in my eyes but I forced them back until I went to my bed by my self where I lay for hours studying and crying. I felt like you would never love me anymore as good as you used to do and never want to hear anything more from me. I know it was wrong for you wrote gentle and kind even this time. I do not think hard of you I know that you do not know all. If you did I don’t believe you would blame me so much as you do now. you charge me with noticing little things too much, sometimes little things have sharp points. Don’t you know they have I am only sorry that I did not bear all with out complaining; can you forgive me for distressing you with my little troubles. If I were never to see to you again I never would forgive my self for giving you so much pain. And now I will drop this un pleasant subject. I will try not to distress you with any more complaints whatever I may have to submit to I know you have troubles enough of your own and I would rather try to lighten them than to add to them so I try to bear all in silence. One thing I know I do love you, and my Dear little Rufus, sweet child, he loves his Mama dearly. He is a great deal of company for me. I love to watch his quiet sleep for I know that he feels nothing of the cares of this world of sin and sorrows. He has got one little tooth now. Felay [?] thinks a heap of him. Feb [?] says tell Uncle Roland to please bring him a little knife when you come back. I do hope you will get off in April, and not have to stay for three long long long months more. There are three companies nearly made up in Buncombe for the war I have no news of importance to write and as I feel sorter bad I will quit for this time. My Dear I have not one single un kind feeling towards you I daily pray that the great and good God to spare your precious life and to shield you from all harm and danger and bring you safely back to your unworthy but devoted Wife. You did not say whether you was well or not. You must always tell me for I feel anxious about you Monday morning the weather is still so bad I don’t know whether you need direct to Pigeon or not till you hear if you say any thing about this. Do it on [separate ?] [paper ?]
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Interview with Carl A. Osborne
No full textDr. Carl Osborne served as a professor at University of Minnesota in the School of Veterinary Medicine beginning in 1964. He simultaneously pursued a doctorate, researching the urinary tract, and completed his degree in 1970. Dr. Osborne held a joint appointment with the Department of Pediatrics in the 1970s, working with the pediatric nephrology division. During his time at the University, Dr. Osborne has held several leadership positions, including Chair of Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department from 1976 to 1984 and Chair of the Companion Animals Department. He began the Minnesota Urolith Center in 1984, which continues to research the prevention of and cures for diseases of the urinary system in companion animals. Dr. Osborne has also earned many teaching and research awards over the course of his career, including the Distinguished Teacher Award, and continues to serve on the University's faculty.Dr. Carl Osborne begins with his upbringing, educational background, and childhood relationships with animals. He earned his DVM at Purdue University and took a tenure-track position at the University of Minnesota while he pursued his PhD with a research focus in the urinary tract. He discusses his early years in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, including W. T. S. Thorp’s tenure as dean. He also recounts the relationship of the department to the state legislature in working with large animals and the political influence of the rural population of the state. He describes the potential for retrenchment of the Vet School that occurred in 1988. In reflecting on his time as a researcher, clinician, and teacher, Dr. Osborne shares his philosophies on life, teaching, and veterinary medicine. He describes the leadership changes within and the politics of the school, exploring some of the conflicts that arose over the course of his career. In discussing changing leadership, Dr. Osborne also comments on his own leadership roles. He then describes the internal and external relationships of the vet school, in aligning itself with the Academic Health Center and establishing reciprocity with the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Osborne returns to discussions of leadership within the school in describing the tenures of deans Sidney Ewing, David Thawley, and Bob Dunlop. In returning to his role within the department as clinician, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Osborne again shares his philosophy of veterinary medicine.Tobbell, Dominique A.; Osborne, Carl A.. (2011). Interview with Carl A. Osborne. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/163315
Kezia Stradley Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, April 30, 1862
No full textIn this letter of April 30, 1862, Kezia Stradley Osborne describes various problems and needs at home to her husband, Roland C. Osborne.April 30, 1862
Pigeon River April 30th 1862
My Dear Husband
I felt a little better this evening so I left my boy, and rode down to Uncle Josephs, and spent an hour or two with them. It looked like going home, like I used to go last spring. I almost looked for you to come out and help me off my horse and kiss me, and say “why you have come back to see me again.” But such was not the case. I tell you Dear I feel like I could live any where under any circumstances if you could only be with me and Rufus. I thought about trying to get you a substitute before you wrote about it. But I tell you I am afraid it will be a bad chance there is nobody to hire to do any thing. I have felt like more like giving up this last week than I have done for some time. One reason is I have not been well. The day I wrote to you last week I was taken sick suddenly, vomiting with high fever, produced by severe cold I thought. Dr. Allen came to see me three or four days and at last got his medicine to act. It has left me very weak, but I am improving I acknowledge I am low spirited. I don’t think you will wonder at that. But I will do the best I can for the sake of our boy. Sweet child he is a little thing now he is one pound lighter than when I weighed him at Asheville nine weeks ago. Sometimes I think this home [house?] does not suit him and me. But I will stop such low talk and tell you something that is more pleasant. Your wheat looks splendid I think you will make lots of it. The clover below our house looks fine and green. They got done sowing your oats yesterday. I think they will be too late to do much good. I suppose they will plant you some corn. Don’t you think they had better sell Duff [?] if you don’t get to come home soon. He would sell for a [$] 151 or 175 now and you know he will soon be getting to old to sell so well it would be stopping the interest on your debts. I think your Father might spare him now for old Julia’s [?] colt is dead. He will not have any young colts this spring but one. Your little colt has been nearly dead with distemper those two fillies are still here and I am sorry [sic, sorry] for it. Have you sent Father any money for them. I expect he needs it badly to get his crop made, though he never said so to me. Your Father says he will do the best he can to get some one in your place. He says for you not to offer for any Office but to keep your present place if you can. You will not be so much exposed and will have a better chance to get off. I don’t want you change your place if you can help it. Uncle Joseph thinks this war will not last much longer. That is all my hope now. I hope you will get a furlough any hour. This law does seem very hard but I reckon it is a Military necessity and we ought to submit as cheerfully as possible. Let me know right off what sort of clothes you will need me to send you this summer. I will try to make them for you. I want visit a bout next week, my health requires it. I think I will spend the month of June on Swanannoa for I am not much account to work any way. I feel like I would soon see you. I pray that I may. Be a good boy. Don’t get out of heart. There is a better day coming I hope when we will meet again. Your Wife and Boy
[top of page 1, written upside down above the salutation and date] – Aunt Mira sends her love to you. She says the baby does her to look at instead of you. She is glad you don’t forget her
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Kezia Stradley Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, April 22, 1862
No full textIn this letter of April 22, 1862, Kezia Stradley Osborne mourns the loss of her brother in active service, reports on the health of their son, and agonizes about being separated from her husband, recipient Roland C. Osborne.April 22, 1862
Pigeon River NC April 22d 1862
My Dear Husband
As I promised you that I would write once a week I will try to do so though I have no news at all to communicate excepting little family matters perhaps that will be better than none at all. The River is up now and has been for a week so that we have not had any papers or letters. It is so provoking when we are so anxious to hear. I think we ought to build a bridge across Pigeon but so it is. We have heard rumors of a fight near you and we are very anxious to know all about it. I feel so bad when your letters fail to come. It gives me the blues in spite of all I can do to prevent it. Time [?] and I have been talking today about what a nice thing it would be to give Mr. Lenore’s [?] company a diner when they return. Right when they had a diner before they started, when I think of the time for you all return I can hardly sit still and wait. Then it makes me feel bad to think how many brave fellows have been sent home in advance who have been utterly unconscious that they were among their native mountains again. I have had experience enough to make me feel sad, even when I think of returning Soldiers I allude to my poor Brother . His company, the Rough and Ready guards will soon be home, and I hear of many who are preparing to welcome them home. Some girls are ___ing to be married then, and are anticipating a great deal of pleasure. But Eby [Ely?] has long since been at Home. We will not have the joy of clasping his hand Welcoming him back. No, no sweetly he sleeps. Then rest on my Brave brother until the Resurrection morn I do not know whether my last letter has reached you or not. If it has you are anxious to know how Rufus is by this time. I am happy to tell you that he is mending. He has dreadful sore eyes. It makes me think of what you said of yourself. When he first wakes in the morning, he can’t see one bit till I bathe his eyes. I saw Miss Sallie Cathey the other day. She says the baby looks more like you than ever. Since you was ___ened. I begrudge Sallie that little chat [?] she had with you. I little thought when you went off that you would have to stay all the time without coming back to see me, and your little boy Well I hope and pray that the time is not very far off when you will be at home for though I can’t walk with you like I used to do yet we can have many a pleasant long talk. I never saw vegetation so forward as it is now at this season of the year. It is pretty cold now and very wet. Farmers are very much behind hand it would do your very soul good to ride up Pigeon valley now and see how pretty and green the meadows and wheat fields look. It is said that there never was a finer prophet for wheat than there is now in the western counties. We hear that the Militia is all called out of Burnsville to fight the Tories in Madison. I hope they will not have to stay long. If they do I don’t know what will be done for some one to make bread there. You see I am nearly [?] done you must excuse such a foolish letter from me this time. I want to quit writing to you and talk awhile don’t you want to chat with your loving wife
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Kezia Stradley Osborne to Roland C. Osborne, March 9, 1862
No full textIn this letter of March 9, 1862 sent to her husband Roland C. Osborne, Kezia Stradley Osborne reports concerns about the health of her son, other family members and fears about the war situation.March 9, 1862
Beaverdam March 9th 1862
My Dear Husband
Writing must be done I suppose, whether I have any thing interesting to communicate or not. I tell you at the start that my stock of information is very low this morning. I have not had a chance to send to the Office for a week past and so I have had not letters or papers and am entirely behind the news. I was sick yesterday but am about well today. My milk has made Rufus fretful and cross. He has not cut a tooth yet. I think he would feel better if his teeth were through. I tried to carry him out this morning and went as far as the stables. I guess I was glad to get back. I was so tired. You must hurry and come home to carry him out. He is so heavy and he is never satisfied when he is awake with out he is out of doors. I think it very health for him. I think you will agree when you see him that he has been well taken care of. That is if nothing happens to him. Last Friday was the coldest day we have had this season. We could hardly keep warm in the house. I thought of the poor soldiers in Tenn. and Virginia. They must have suffered a great deal I expect you found it very pleasant where you are. How do think you would like to live all the time in a warm climate. I have thought you would be likely to have better health if you could get good water. I don’t think I could live in a warm country for I can hardly stand the spring season here. You know we need to talk about going to Florida to live I hope you will get entire [entirely] rid of your cough this winter if you do your time will not be entirely wasted as it regards improvement I read a letter from Jo [?] yesterday. He says they had a hard time getting to the Cumberland Gap. Had to lay out at night with out their baggage and now they have had to go into cabins with another Regiment. He thinks the gap is so strongly fortified that the Yankees and Tories will never be fools enough to attack them there. He says they have 20 pieces of Artillery placed so that they command the road for 4 miles in the direction the enemy would have to come to attack them they have about 5,000 men in the gap. He says the Yankees will hear loud thunder before they get through there. I do wish the Rascals could be driven of [off] four soil and we could have peace one more. I can’t help being afraid that you will enlist for the war. I know that many will serve their country as long as it needs them and I honor their Patriotism , but I don’t feel like I could spare you any longer than the 12 months you have enlisted for. A great many think you will go in for the war. I have not much hope of your getting off before your full time is out. It seems to me that you have been gone more than 12 months already. I want to talk to you instead of writing so I could hear you laugh. Don’t you remember what a big laugh we had the last day you was here about the words you spelled wrong when you was writing. I have thought of that many a time and of other things we used to talk about. I think I would know your voice if I were to hear among your whole Regiment I thought of you while I was reading my Bible this morning And I wondered if you was not doing the same thing. I know you cannot be as quiet as I am yet I think your Bible must be a great deal of company for you and you could not have better company. Oh that we could read it together and kneel in prayer as we used to do. But thank God we can still pray for each other and for Rufus. God bless and [?] sweet kiss [?]
Monday morning. I received two letters from you last night and one from Sallie. She says she wishes you had sent Leander to their house so that they could have had him buried at their church and taken care of his grave. Thomas started to see him as soon as he got your letter but was too late he was buried. Sallie wants me to go and stay with her this spring. I am afraid my health would not be good there long but I would like to go and see here very [well]. Now I must try If I can answer all your questions. You ask what Rufus can do. It would be hard to tell all. He plays with the cats and dog. Clingman comes to his cradle and lets him pull his ears and stick his fingers up his nose and do any thing he pleases with him. They are great friends. I intended to have had his likeness taken today but it is raining. I have been trying for a long time. His hair is about half an inch long. I believe it will be red or very near it. If he could get hold of your hair or whiskers, you would find out what he could do. I have given him the note you sent by Cathey to play with while I am writing. I have preserved all your letters but that bad one. The girls would not be apt to give you a more impartial [?] account of his martress [sic ?] than I do for I believe they think as much of him as I do. He is a general favorite with Grandpa and Grandma and all the family. We are spoiling him badly. I am glad your Father has written you such a good letter. Perhaps I have said too much you know it is my failing. I expected you would scold me but I only told you the truth about the buggy I don’t know when I will go to Haywood. When you come back I reckon. I have not heard any thing about your over coat. I wrote to [C K/R] Mingus last week to see if the balance of the money due Joshua had or could be collected. I advanced the money for Joshua at Addie’s request and I am afraid I will have to lose it or go back on Joshua for it. It was 8 that you used of his and 10 for your subscriptions. Father was needing money and I let him have 10 he will give you credit for it. I have about 10 left after paying for your pants. That is as much as I need just now. I sold your shotgun to Gaines. He gave you credit for 20.00 on your account for it. I have not got any shoes yet. Can’t get them for less than three dollars a pair. Rufus will need a pair and a hat if he lives till warm weather. I am not needing any thing else now. I thank you Dear for your kindness and for your good kind letters. I will send your things to Cathey’s store if I possibly can. You know I have a poor chance. I would be for you to leave where you are if you could get a better place but I am affraid you will get into more danger. As your time is getting so near out they try to get their pay out of your Regiment. [T] W Roe has bought him a negro man for 800.00 may be your could get me a right nice woman while they are cheap but the best plan would be to get out of debt first I guess. They can be hired here now very cheap. You ask if you make as many mistakes as used to do. You spell some words wrong yet that look sorter [sic] funny. But you know I have no room to talk The old folks have forgot all about coffee. We all like Rye better. That is us young folks. I would care [?] if I never saw a grain of coffee again for my own use I believe. I have answered all your questions that I can think of now. I would like to see Cathey but don’t know how to do it. You see I must quit write to me very often and pray for your loved Wife and little boy
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