Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed John Tutt, Fort Laramie, to Maj. Dougherty, Liberty. Trade with Indians in robes and beaver. Trade with Indian goods, coil ropes. Large amount Indian goods distributed at Treaty. Sioux steal 25 horses from Crows. On point of going to war. Individuals mentioned: Bootes, Elliott, Campbell, Kitchum, Dr. Wood, Wilson, Adams, Turner, Guerrier, Maclin, McCloskey, Herbert, Bissonette, Sebill, Richard, Bordo, Langdon, Steele, Randall, Milner, Robidoux, Drips, and Ward. Subjects mentioned: the Kiowas and the Comanches. Places mentioned: Salt Lake, St. Louis, Kearny, Virginia, and Tesson’s place., 1852 Apr 14
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 14