Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed C.S. Ruff, St. Louis, Jefferson Barracks, to Maj. Has asked him to collect a note for him without having endorsed it. Individuals mentioned: Jno. Dougherty, Tutt, Lewis, Annie, Mary, Col. Summer, Capt. Sherman, Christy, Robert Campbell, Capt. Bissell, Wickliffe, Hugh Campbell, and Dr. Finlay. Businesses mentioned: Plants Store, Helfenstein & Gore, and Lucas & Simonds. Places mentioned: Liberty, California, Laramie, “Bissell,” Jefferson Barracks, Europe, Texas, San Francisco, Cal.; and Collinsville., 1854 July 15
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:
1854 July 15