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Title
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Letter to John Butler and Joseph Butler from Peter Butler
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Description
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This letter was written by Peter Butler to his sons John and Joseph Butler soon after reaching the Willamette Valley. He describes conditions along the Oregon Trail as those of overall good health, with the exception of mountain fever, the loss of a mare and mule over a waterfall, the loss of a wagon, and the birth of a son to Thomas Hutchinson and Elizabeth Hutchinson ("Lissie").
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Identifier
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butlertranscripts/8
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Date
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August 14, 1853
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Creator
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Peter Butler
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Type
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Text
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Spatial Coverage
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Polk County, Oregon Territory
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Source
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Butler Family Letters, MSS 2
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Western Oregon University Archives
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Rights
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The contents of this collection, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this collection may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Western Oregon University Archives. For questions or permissions, please contact University Archives at (503) 838-8893 or libarchives@wou.edu.
