Letter signed Tho. Swords, Fort Scott, to Major John Dougherty. We returned today from Old Harmony Mission and have the 11 deeds duly signed. Will you have the deeds from Shultz and yourself properly signed and sent to me? What is the difficulty about our Sugar Creek claim? I wish you would not always write in a hurry. I do not wish to be encumbered with mill property but am willing to grant any facilities you may judge advantageous. Please have an account made of our standing with each other. Sorry Ruff has resigned. This will be a loss to the regiment. Individuals mentioned: Cooke, Mrs. Swords, and Mrs. Bowman. Places mentioned: Platte, Jefferson Barracks, and St. Louis., 1843 Dec 23

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection consists mainly of the correspondence of Major John Dougherty in relation to sutling at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, and government transportation of freight between Fort Kearny and Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in the 1840s and 1850s. Also includes numerous bills of sale of slaves; correspondence and reports regarding Indian affairs, including a report from Leavenworth, March 9, 1832; land documents; and correspondence regarding land claims. Correspondents include Dougherty's son Lewis B. Dougherty, Robert Campbell, Henry S. Turner, A.G. Reed, Major C.F. Ruff, and Col. Thomas Swords. Collection also includes two diaries, 1869-1879, and a ledger, 1851-1852, of the medical practice of Dr. William Wallace Dougherty, a Liberty, Missouri, physician and nephew of John Dougherty. The diaries include material on the family.