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Letter to John Butler, Eliza (Smith) Butler and Matilda Smith from Peter and Rachael Butler
No full textPeter and Rachel Butler describe the health of the family in the Oregon Territory, and the continuing war with the Indians. Isaac Butler has returned from the fighting, but Thomas Hutchinson has recently joined the militia and left for the war. Peter Butler inquires about the money that John Butler should has sent him. An addendum from Peter discusses an insurance matter and the prices of goods in the Oregon Territory
Letter to John Butler from Peter Butler
No full textPeter Butler describes the general family welfare, and gives John Butler instructions on how to deal with his Illinois land and property sales, and a description of tactics in the Oregon Indian Wars
Letter to John Butler and family from Peter Butler
No full textPeter Butler describes the general weather conditions, livestock, equipment and land changes and gives John Butler further instructions on selling the land in Illinois
Letter to John Butler and Joseph Butler from Peter Butler
No full textThis letter was written by Peter Butler to his sons John and Joseph Butler soon after reaching the Willamette Valley. He describes conditions along the Oregon Trail as those of overall good health, with the exception of mountain fever, the loss of a mare and mule over a waterfall, the loss of a wagon, and the birth of a son to Thomas Hutchinson and Elizabeth Hutchinson ( Lissie )
Letter to John Butler and James Butler from Peter Butler and Rachel Butler
No full textPeter and Rachel Butler express gratitude for news from Illinois, as well as homesickness and a longing to return to Illinois. They describe the process of land claims and possessions, and ask advise about investment lands
Letter to John Butler, Eliza (Smith) Butler, Lavina Butler and Erastus Butler from Peter Butler
No full textPeter Butler informs John Butler that they have finally received the drafts, and asks his advice about the remaining land in Illinois. An addendum by Elizabeth Hutchinson ( Lissie ) discusses the health of the family, particularly the children, and the possibility of a wedding between Isaac Butler and Sarah Webb
Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler from Peter Butler
No full textPeter Butler describes the improved health of family, and requests that his son John Butler sell land in Illinois and send money or cows to the Oregon Territory with William Murphy, and requests more letters with news of family and friends
Letter to John Butler from Peter Butler (unsigned)
No full textIn this letter, Peter Butler describes to his son John Butler the general health of family, the birth of a son to Thomas Hutchinson and Elizabeth Hutchinson ( Lissie ), friends loss in a different wagon party, and the conditions of his party on the Oregon Trail including the drowning of a mare and mule, the loss of a wagon, and the favorable conditions in the new country
Land Grant Application- Butler, Peter (Buckland, MA)
No full textLand grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office for Peter Butler for service in the Revolutionary War.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_mass/1061/thumbnail.jp
Letter to Children from Peter and Rachel Butler
No full textPeter and Rachel Butler describe family health and well being, the discovery of a gold mine along the Columbia River, and financial and business matters
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