Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Annie, Fort Kearney, to Ma, Liberty, Mo. 3 pg. Everything is packed and ready for the journey which she thinks will commence in 3 or 4 days; Lewis and father have both arrived; her kitchen is full of bison robes; Charlie has engaged a woman to cook and wash for them. (Kelly, p. 105), 1849 June 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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:
1849 June 1