Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Wm. A. McCarty, Fort Laramie, to Maj. Dougherty. Companies of Rifles may be ordered back to Fort Hall from Dalles on the Columbia. Sales good. Court martial is still here on Col. Roberts. Individuals mentioned: Smith, Jno. Owens, Tutt, Maj. Sanderson, Rich, and Capt. Rhett. Places mentioned: Oregon, Clay Co., Fort Hall, Dalles on the Columbia, Fort Leavenworth, and St. Louis., 1850 Sept 12
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 Sept 12