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Box 2

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Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed Le Roy Bean, Rural Hall, to Maj. Dougherty, Liberty. Writes of Mrs. Smith and the house, which needs repairs. Henry Hardon has rented part of the same farm. Places mentioned: Sugar Creek., 1853 Oct 9

 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: 1853 Oct 9