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Perkins Forwarding Receipt to Fort Ruby (102264)

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Perkins Forwarding Receipt to Fort Ruby  (102264)
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It is addressed to Dr. Long, assistant surgeon, care of Duncan & Company of Austin. Sent from Shingle Springs. Includes a 2c United States stamp. Fort Ruby, also known as Camp Ruby, was built in 1862 by the United States Army, during the American Civil War, in the "wilderness of eastern Nevada." It protected the overland mail coaches and Pony Express, in order to maintain links and communication between residents of California and the Union. It was operated 1862 to 1869, in territory dominated by bands of the Western Shoshone. The fort was located at the east entrance to the Overland Pass from Ruby Valley, near Hobson on the west side of Ruby Lake. To secure access and safe passage through this area, as well as to provide for construction of railroads and other needs, the US signed the Treaty of Ruby Valley with twelve chiefs of the Western Shoshone.

Date: 1865
City/County: Fort Ruby
State: Nevada