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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letter of R. & W. Campbell, Saint Louis, to John Dougherty. After great exertions we have obtained payment of Major Eaton. Mr. Tutt wants some pickels and sourkraut sent to him by Dr. Waldo. Please find out for us if he can send it. We have no cholera here at present. Individuals mentioned: Mr. Harvy. Places mentioned: Fort Kearny, Sonora, and the Missouri [River]., 1850 May 16

 Item — Box: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection consists mainly of the correspondence of Major John Dougherty in relation to sutling at Fort Kearny, Nebraska, and government transportation of freight between Fort Kearny and Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in the 1840s and 1850s. Also includes numerous bills of sale of slaves; correspondence and reports regarding Indian affairs, including a report from Leavenworth, March 9, 1832; land documents; and correspondence regarding land claims. Correspondents include Dougherty's son Lewis B....
Dates: 1850 May 16