Letter to John Butler and Matilda Smith from Isaac Smith and Margaret Smith

Item

Title
Letter to John Butler and Matilda Smith from Isaac Smith and Margaret Smith
Description
Isaac and Margaret Smith describe a flood that damaged farm buildings and livestock. An addendum discusses family health and welfare, giving one year free rent to William Butler on the farm in Illinois, and news of general feelings of Oregon men about the war between the North and South.
Identifier
butlertranscripts/64
Date
29 December 1861
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
Rights
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