Letter to John Butler, Eliza (Smith) Butler and Matilda Smith from Margaret Smith

Title: Letter to John Butler, Eliza (Smith) Butler and Matilda Smith from Margaret Smith
Description: Written by Margaret Smith, this letter discusses the general health of the Smith family, and expresses Margaret's desire to know the particulars about the family she left behind in Illinois. An addendum by Rufus Smith provides a child's perspective of the Oregon Territory, new livestock, building furniture and gates, and missing friends and family in Illinois.
Identifier: butlertranscripts/17
Date: 8 February 1854
Creator: Margaret Smith
Type: Text
Spatial Coverage: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois; Bridgeport, Polk County, Oregon Territory
Source: Butler Family Letters, MSS 2; Western Oregon University Archives
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Subject: Margaret Smith; Rufus Smith