3 May 1919: Printed letterhead of the State Board, AOH of Montana: 'JAS. J. MURPHY ... Butte, State Treasurer'

# IMG_7589 - **Type:** other (handwritten letter on AOHIrish 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 → Montana State Board printed letterhead) - **Book page number(s) visible:** none (loose letterhead sheet; torn and stained at the lower right, the signature line largely obscured by a fold and by the sheet beneath) - **Meeting date(s):** May 3rd 1919 (letter date); answers a letter "of the 23" [April 1919] - **Place / body:** Ancient Order of Hibernians — STATE BOARD (Montana); written by the State Secretary (Great Falls) to the State Treasurer at Butte - **Officers signing:** signature line is damaged/obscured; only "...d." and "State Sec" are legible — i.e. **M. J. Rody, State Secretary, Great Falls** (per the letterhead). Letterhead officers: Jos. McDonnell, Anaconda, State President; P. A. Quinn, Missoula, State Vice-President; M. J. Rody, Great Falls, State Secretary; **Jas. J. Murphy, Butte, State Treasurer**; Father Timothy Maroney, Butte, Chairman of Irish History. - **Murphy mentions:** - "JAS. J. MURPHY............Butte / State Treasurer" — printed letterhead, listing him as Montana AOH State Treasurer - "Mr James J Murphy / State Treas. A.O.H. / Butte Mont" — the addressee of the letter - "I saw you at the K. of C.Fraternal & benefit ordersKnights of Columbusfounded 1882Catholic men’s fraternal benefit society, founded in New Haven, Connecticut.More in Key terms → Building" — the writer addresses Murphy directly throughout ("Dear Sir & Brother") - **Other key names present:** No J. J. Lynch and no Chas H. Gallagher on this sheet. Father Timothy Maroney (Butte) is Chairman of Irish History — the post Judge J. J. Lynch holds on the 1935 letterhead. Also Jos. McDonnell (Anaconda), P. A. Quinn (Missoula), M. J. Rody (Great Falls). No J. J. O'Meara, James Connolly, John Gribben or T. J. McCarthy. - **Topics:** state board correspondence; writer's ill health / dentist; Knights of Columbus building, Butte; delayed reply ## Transcription *(Archival folder tabs at the right edge of the photograph: "OC012 / FF5", "Ancient Order Hibernians", "Correspondence".)* ``` JOS. McDONNELL....Anaconda Ancient Order of Hibernians JAS. J. MURPHY............Butte State President State Treasurer P. A. QUINN............Missoula [AOH crest / harp] FATHER State Vice-President TIMOTHY MARONEY......Butte Chairman of Irish History M. J. RODY............Great Falls State Secretary STATE BOARD ``` May 3rd 1919 Mr James J Murphy State Treas. A.O.H. Butte Mont Dear Sir & Brother yours of the 23 at hand for some time but I have been unable to answer before to day my health is very poor. the Dentist has had me in hand for several months they think when they get all my teath out that I will be better. the night I saw you at the K. of C. Building I did not try to speek to you. I was a fraid to open my mouth. I have only 2 left now. and soon hope for Change the Best. [signature line torn, stained and overlapped by the sheet beneath: "[illegible] . . . [Ro]d[y]. . . . State Sec"] ## 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_1919-05-03_state-board-letterhead_state-treasurer** (confirmed; div1-c.yaml): JAS. J. MURPHY..............Butte State Treasurer > JOS. McDONNELL....Anaconda State President P. A. QUINN..............Missoula State Vice-President M. J. RODY..........Great Falls State Secretary Ancient Order of Hibernians [crest] STATE BOARD JAS. J. MURPHY..............Butte State Treasurer FATHER TIMOTHY MARONEY......Butte Chairman of Irish History - **div1_1919-05-03_state-board-letter_addressed-state-treas** (confirmed; div1-c.yaml): Mr James J Murphy State Treas. A.O.H. Butte Mont > May 3rd 1919 Mr James J Murphy State Treas. A.O.H. Butte Mont Dear Sir:- Brother yours of the 23 at hand for some time but [...] the night I saw you at the K. of C. Building I did not try to speek to you. I was a fraid to open my mouth. I have onl[y 2?] left now. and soon hope for Change the Best. [signature torn and stained] State Sec