Letter of R. & W. Campbell, St. Louis, to Major Jno. Dougherty. Thank you for draft as we are much in want of money at present. Robert Campbell has not yet arrived but when he comes, we will write you in full on subject of business at Laramie and Kearny. Individuals mentioned: Col. A.D. Stewart. Businesses mentioned: Jno. Dougherty & Co. , 1850 Sept 16

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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.