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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed Robt. Campbell, St. Louis, to Maj. Dougherty, Liberty. Concerns the sale of buffalo robes, beaver, and large and small wolf. Individuals mentioned: Mrs. Campbell, Maj. Ruff, and Vaughan. Businesses mentioned: Chouteau & Co. Places mentioned: Ft. Kearny and Jefferson Barracks., 1853 Oct 18

 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 18