Letter signed Jno. G. Shultz, Weston, to Maj. Jno. Dougherty. Received letter from Swords with the deeds. Have sold three or four lots since you were here. Also sold my stock in the mill. The new owners are hard at work and will be cutting lumber in two weeks. Find out from Samuel & Allen what size house they want so I can start getting lumber cut. After my hemp is cut, I am going to Kentucky. The sand bar has left the landing here. Individuals mentioned: Swords. Places mentioned: Iatan and Kentucky., 1853 Aug 14

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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.