Elizabeth Hutchinson ( Lissie ) sends news of the family and their health. An addendum from Peter Butler inquires if his timber land in Illinois was sold and about other land sale business

Butler, Peter

Hutchinson, Elizabeth ( Lissie )

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Western Oregon UniversityDigital Commons@WOUButler Family Letters (Transcripts) Butler Family Letters8-26-1855Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler fromElizabeth Hutchinson ("Lissie") and Peter ButlerElizabeth ("Lissie") HutchinsonPeter ButlerFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/butlertranscriptsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Butler Family Letters at Digital Commons@WOU. It has been accepted for inclusion inButler Family Letters (Transcripts) by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@WOU. For more information, please contactdigitalcommons@wou.edu.Recommended CitationHutchinson, Elizabeth ("Lissie") and Butler, Peter, "Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler from Elizabeth Hutchinson("Lissie") and Peter Butler" (1855). Butler Family Letters (Transcripts). 37.https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/butlertranscripts/37Butler Family Letters  Digital Collection  Western Oregon University Archives Hamersly Library 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361  For permission to use, copy, and/or distribute the materials in the Butler Family Letters Digital Collection or for more information regarding this collection, please contact University Archives at libarchives@wou.edu or  (503) 838-8899.  Title: Letter to John and Eliza from E.M.B. Hutchinson (Oregon)  Date: August 26, 1855  Transcription:   Oregon Aug 26th, 1855  Dear John & Eliza,  I have just been thinking how well I could enjoy myself if I were at your house to day, but of this pleasure I cannot partake at present.     We must wait patiently until the God of mammon renders himself propitious, and then I hope to partake freely of this pleasure. I suppose we have a small claim on Illinois yet and I feel very much like holding on to it. We would be very glad if you would tell us all about our place when you write again.  Mr. Hutchinson has been wanting to write to you for some time but has been hindered by sickness and many other unavoidable occurrencus. I think he will write to you in a few weeks, he is very busy now and will be for some time. he is away from home all the time except now and then a day so that he has a very poor chance to write or even think on any subject except that pertaining to his business. we as are about two hundred dollar in debt which must all be paid this fall. he has not collected but very little money yet for surveying money is very hard to get at this time.  We have [19] head of cattle two mares and colts I dont know how many hogs. two dogs and two children. so this is the amount of fine stock Eliza you must write to us when you feel like it and I would be glad if these feelings would come on you very often. Tell us all about Lavina for I see she cant afford tell us anything herself we want to hear all about the little boys also give my respects to all who enquire after and would be pleased to hear from me.   Your loving Sister   E.M.B. Hutchinson  As thare is some blank paper left I thought I woud ask you whither you and James think it would be better for me to sell a part of the timberd land off or sell it all together. Likewise whither you think the price of land will rise or is it at a stand if you think that land will rise, then maby I had better not sell the old place for a while, I want you to write to me whither you think Wilson will pay off that note when it is due if I had it I could makout for a while especially if you can sell the place I got of Isaac, Isaac is very anxious for you to sell the place near your unkle Wm Also Hutchinson wants it sold we want you to write to us what you think the chance will be to sell it write what was done with Hutchinsons far East of Isaacs last year Also what you have done with both of them this year  Your father  Peter Butler  

Letter to John Butler and Eliza (Smith) Butler from Elizabeth Hutchinson ( Lissie ) and Peter Butler

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