Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Annie, Oregon City, to My Dear, dear Mother, Liberty, Mo. 4 pg. Sends letter with Gov. Lane; has not received any letters from home; her rented house was damaged by the flooding Williamette River while Charlie was away; Charlie is homesick and they can find no easy way home; the army officers are disgraceful; inquires about family and slaves. (Kelly, p. 187), 1850 Jan 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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:
1850 Jan 22