Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Annie, Fort Sanford, Des Moines River, to Ma, Liberty, Missouri. Addendum C. Ruff to Major. 4 pg. Knows that she will have to part from Charlie and hopes her mother will visit then; Capt. Gant thinks her father will be Commissioner; they all think Capt. Allen has deserted; mentions her slave, Kitty; Ruff’s addendum announces the arrival of his mules. (Kelly, p. 48), 1843 Mar 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The family papers primarily include letters written and received by Annie E. Ruff, husband Charles F. Ruff, and several family members; some business and political correspondence and also land documents that belonged to John Dougherty; and two photographs. The papers are arranged chronologically. The collection dates from 1836 to circa 1890, with the bulk of the items dating from 1842 to 1850. There are several gaps in the correspondence: July 1851-1852, 1855, 1857-1864, 1867-1880,...
Dates:
1843 Mar 7