Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler from Isaac Smith and Margaret Smith

Title: Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler from Isaac Smith and Margaret Smith
Description: Isaac and Margaret Smith deliver family news, the need for power of attorney to settle the family estate, a request to stop the Atlas newspaper, the politics of statehood and hopes of becoming a slave free state, and the cost of livestock and general farming news. An addendum from Margaret Smith discusses family health, quilting, and a general wish for news from Illinois.
Identifier: butlertranscripts/46
Date: 2 March 1857
Creator: Isaac 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: Isaac Smith; Margaret Smith