Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed C.F. Ruff, Vancouver, Oregon, to Major. Note from Annie Ruff. 4 pg. Sends a draft to settle a debt; is determined that Annie and children leave this place; discusses Dougherty’s business and Bob Wilson; tells of officers at the fort; news of the children; tells of Crittenden’s upcoming trial and other officers under arrest; Annie says she will visit Liberty first if she comes home in the spring. (Kelly, p. 207), 1850 Dec 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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 Dec 23