7 Aug 1918: Letter of the State President of the AOH of Montana to 'Mr. Jas. J. Murphy, State Treas. A.O.H, Butte'

# IMG_7584 - **Type:** other — a handwritten letter in ink on ruled paper, torn at the top left and lower right, lying on top of a pile of loose papers. **Addressed personally to James J. Murphy.** - **Book page number(s) visible:** none (loose letter, not a minute-book page). The sheet underneath shows a printed letterhead beginning "ED. FI……" / "AT……" — the rest is covered by this letter (possibly an "ED. FITZPATRICK / ATTORNEY AT LAW" letterhead, but this cannot be confirmed from the photograph). A modern archival marker note "…cient Order…" is visible on the folder at the top right. - **Meeting date(s):** letter dated 7 Aug 1918 ("Aug 7 - 1918"); it fixes a State Board meeting for **Wednesday the 21st [August 1918] at 2:30 P.M.** at A.O.H.Irish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → Hall, Anaconda. - **Place / body:** written from Anaconda, Mont.; Ancient Order of Hibernians, Montana State Board - **Officers signing:** J E McDonnell [the printed letterhead of IMG_7583 gives the State President as "JOS. McDONNELL"], State Pres[ident], A. O. H., Mont. - **Murphy mentions:** - **"Mr Jas. J. Murphy / State Treas. A.O.H / Butte, Mont."** — the addressee of the letter. This is the subject, James J. Murphy, identified by name, office (State Treasurer of the A.O.H. of Montana) and residence (Butte) in August 1918. - "Dear Sir & Bro:-" — the salutation to him. - **Other key names present:** no J. J. Lynch / Judge Lynch, Chas H. Gallagher, J. J. O'Meara, James Connolly, John Gribben or T. J. McCarthy in the letter. The writer is J. E. / Jos. McDonnell, State President. A partly hidden printed letterhead on the sheet below begins "ED. FI……" (possibly Ed Fitzpatrick — unverifiable here). - **Topics:** scheduling a meeting of the AOH Montana State Board; the 15th being a holiday (Feast of the Assumption) and the clergy's availability; State Board meeting Wednesday 21st at 2:30 P.M. at A.O.H. Hall, Anaconda; a special meeting of the Anaconda Divisions the same evening to meet the State Officers and visitors; State Secretary to notify all members of the State Board; hope for a good delegation from Butte. ## Transcription Aug 7 - 1918 Anaconda Mont. Mr Jas. J. Murphy State Treas. A. O. H Butte Mont. Dear Sir & Bro:- I think I now have a date for a Meeting of the State Board that will be satisfactory to all. I would liked very much to have had It on the 14th but the 15th being a holiday. we could not have the Clergy with us. I have desided on Wed. 21 at 2:30 P.m. at A. O. H Hall in Anaconda and we will try and arrange for a special Meeting of the Divisions on the Same Evening to Meet The State Officers. and Visitors I have instructed the State Secy to Notify all the Members of the State Board. Looking forward with pleasure to Meeting a good delegation from Butte. I Remain Yours Fraternally J E McDonnell State Pres A. O. H Mont. ## Passages re-read from the image (Opus, 26 Sept 2026) From the dossier register, `research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/`. These readings, not the whole-page text above, are the ones to quote. - **div1_1918-08-07_state-board-letter_addressed-state-treasurer** (confirmed; div1-b.yaml): Mr. Jas. J. Murphy / State Treas. A.O.H / Butte Mont. > Aug 7 - 1918 Anaconda Mont. Mr. Jas. J. Murphy State Treas. A.O.H Butte Mont. Dear Sir & Bro:- I think I now have a date for a Meeting of the State Board that will be satisfactory to all. [...] Looking forward with pleasure to meeting a good delegation from Butte. I Remain Yours Fraternally J E McDonnell State Pres A.O.H M[ont.]