Wilson, Douglas L., ed; Davis, Rodney O., ed. 'Register of Informants' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: history]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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Born in Spencer County, Indiana, Dougherty began flatboating between Rockport, Indiana, and New Orleans at the age of sixteen. In 1849 he became owner and manager of a wharf boat in Rockport, shipping grain and produce. He was active in local politics. (HWSP; Rockport [Ind.] Journal Weekly, September 2, 1904)