Letter signed Jno. S. Tutt, Fort Laramie, to [Major John Dougherty?]. Concerns changes at the Fort. Discharge of all citizens from Government employ. Miscellaneous information. Individuals mentioned: McCarty, Richard, Landeon, Steele, Miller and Randall, Bissonette, Richard, Boldo, Arkansas Gary, Poisal, Ward, Guerrier, Old Drips, and Jno. Smith. Places mentioned: St. Louis, Savannah, Salt Lake, North Fork, Green River, Kearny, and Ash Point., 1851 May 12

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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.