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Box 1

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Letter signed C.F. Ruff, Oregon City, to Major. Addendum from Annie to Father. 4 pg. Have received letters from home; laments loss of mail carrier, Picard, between Laramie and Kearney; has procured a house at Fort Vancouver and will move in 3 or 4 days where he will be in command of 4 companies; Annie asks about mother’s visit to Collinsville; implores him to write every two weeks. (Kelly, p. 191), 1850 Feb 7

 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 Feb 7