Letter signed Jno. Dougherty, Clay County, Mo., to [Jno. G.] Shultz. “I consider your communication a long, bitter, ill-natured, uncalled for and unjust document.” As to your being a tool for Swords and myself I know nothing about it. I have never interfered and left everything to your own judgment. I think the best solution is to divide our property and each manage his own part to his own notion. In the past I have always been willing to submit matters to arbitration but with such threats and insinuations hanging over me, even if I considered your claim a just one, I would not do so. When you withdraw your offensive communication, I will not then hesitate to refer the matter to men. Individuals mentioned: P.R. Bean. Places mentioned: Iatan., 1854 Jan 26

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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.