Letter signed Jno. G. Shultz, Iatan, to Major J. Dougherty. Talked to Messrs. Smith & Smart on the sawmill question. I fear I cannot do much with them as they, like myself, have little money. I dislike very much going into debt and here money cannot be borrowed for less than 12 to 15%. If you could get $500, I would be willing to pay you the legal rate. Now is the time and we should take advantage of it. Writes of prospects of building and selling of lots. Individuals mentioned: Berris[?], Mrs. S., and Mrs. D. Businesses mentioned: Messrs. Samuel & Reed and Murphy Belt & Alexander., 1853 June 17

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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.