Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed L.B. Dougherty, Fort Kearny, to Maj. Dougherty, Liberty, Mo. Suggests having sent to him Uncle’s horses or ponies to sell to possible emigrants. Lt. Bootes passed with a whiskey seller in irons. Two squaws scalped within one mile of post by Punca. Some say that the Sioux are hunting Pawnees scalps. Individuals mentioned: John Samuel and Allen, Campbell, Capt. W., William V., and Maj. Simpson., 1852 Apr 4
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:
1852 Apr 4