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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed C.F. Ruff, Oregon City, to Dear Major, Liberty, Mo. 4 pg. Update on the children, Leon, and other horses; after rainy season they will move to Fort Vancouver; eight men have deserted since arriving, blames gold mines; has written to Robert Campbell with his proposal. (Kelly, p. 186), 1849 Dec 6

 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 Dec 6