Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Annie, Oregon City, to Dearest, Dear Pa, Liberty, Mo. 4 pg. Asks for news from him; wonders if mail is being held up at the San Francisco post office; “Charlie is most thoroughly disgusted with the country” and regrets leaving Missouri; prices are high; news of the children; implores him to stay home, be content with Mary, and not worry about making money to leave his children. (Kelly, p.184), 1849 Nov 27
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 Nov 27