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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed John Dougherty, Fort Leavenworth, to A.G. Reed. Has had trouble with wagons of Kid McNeally [McVeally]. Are water-bound at Platte City. Individuals mentioned: J. Bowlwase, Delisle, Orrice, and Lewis. Places mentioned: Weaping Water, Platte River, and Kearny., 1850 July 6

 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 July 6