Letter to John Butler from Elijah Butler

Title: Letter to John Butler from Elijah Butler
Description: Elijah Butler writes to inform John Butler of the death of their father, Peter Butler, and his funeral at the Monmouth schoolhouse with John E. Murphy presiding. An addendum to Brother and Sister dated August 21st from John Butler, passing the letter to other family members in Illinois.
Identifier: butlertranscripts/74
Date: 7 July 1856
Creator: Elijah Butler
Type: Text
Spatial Coverage: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois; Bloomington, Polk County, Oregon Territory
Source: Butler Family Letters, MSS 2; Western Oregon University Archives
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Subject: Elijah Butler