Letter to John Butler from Rachel Butler and Margaret Smith

Title: Letter to John Butler from Rachel Butler and Margaret Smith
Description: A letter from Rachel Butler describing the health of the family and the death of a neighbor by typhoid fever. She also describes the last days and death of Elijah Butler after a long illness, and informs that Ira F.M. Smith was appointed as judge, and that church membership is growing. An addendum from Margaret Smith is regarding Elijah's will and the school in Monmouth.
Identifier: butlertranscripts/68
Date: 5 February 1858
Creator: Rachel Butler
Type: Text
Spatial Coverage: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois
Source: Butler Family Letters, MSS 2; Western Oregon University Archives
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Subject: Rachel Butler; Margaret Smith