Letter to Brother and Sisters from Isaac Smith and Margret Smith

Item

Title
Letter to Brother and Sisters from Isaac Smith and Margret Smith
Description
Isaac and Margaret Smith wrote this letter soon after reaching the end of the Oregon Train, and in it describe their health, losing two animals in the Deshoots (Deschutes) River and one stolen, losing a wagon, roads that were generally good, good grass for grazing, and ample timber and water at their destination.
Identifier
butlertranscripts/9
Date
17 August 1853
Creator
Isaac Smith
Type
Text
Spatial Coverage
Polk County, Oregon Territory
Source
Butler Family Letters, MSS 2
Western Oregon University Archives
Rights
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