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Letter signed Annie, Fort Vancouver, to Ma, Liberty, Mo. 4 pg. Has received her letter dated March 5th; a regular mail steamer is to run between Fort Vancouver and San Francisco; she has a man to cook and a squaw to wash; asks after Col. Cooke; implores her to let Fall complete his education; new gold mines have been discovered in this territory and expects more desertions. (Kelly, p. 195), 1850 June 18

 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 June 18