Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed J[ohn] D[ougherty], near Liberty, Clay County, Mo., to R. & W. Campbell. Please find enclosed a draft for $6,000 on Lt. Colonel Thomas Swords, Quarter Master U.S.A. which amount belongs to our freighting contracts. Individuals mentioned: Geo. W.F. Wood. Places mentioned: St. Louis., 1851 Feb 20
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:
1851 Feb 20