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Letter signed Annie, Camp at Cascades of the Columbia, to Dear Ma, Liberty, Mo. 4pg. Tells of trip down the Columbia River; Charlie was in charge of the boats while their carriage was taken overland; everything is expensive, blames gold fever; met a man from Franklin County, Missouri, who worked in a mine. (Kelly, p. 120), 1849 Sept 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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 Sept 25