Skip to main content

Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed Ruff, Fort Laramie, to Major, Liberty, Mo. 3 pg. Talks of grass scarcity; cholera; asks Major to help procure him a brevet from the Molino del Rey battle for which he was overlooked, Ruff is ranked by younger/less experienced officers; proposes a partnership with Robert Campbell; rides Leon, the Major’s horse. (Kelly, p. 111), 1849 June 24

 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 24