Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Wm. N.W., Collinsville, to Major. Personal matters. Writes of patent. There was appearance of war in Kansas. Individuals mentioned: Sister Elizabeth, Sister Mary, Wilson, Col. Cooke, Col. Vaughan, Beckey, Clay, Webster and Jackson, Catherine, Beardslee, Catherine Wing, Adaline Peers, Ann, Col. Ruff, and Maria and Julia. Places mentioned: Clarksville, Kansas, and St. Louis., 1856 Jan 21
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:
1856 Jan 21