Handwritten transcript (in pencil) of St. Louis Weekly Reveille newspaper article describing affairs of members of an Oregon emigrant party under Sir William Stewart while encamped near Weston, Missouri, prior to departing for Oregon. Includes accounts of visits to nearby Methodist and Catholic missions; the arrest of “Young Watson,” a member of the emigrant party, and his imprisonment in the jail at Independence, Missouri; impressions of a Mormon missionary named Rockwell, who was also confined in the Independence jail; and account of St. Louisan Samuel Lowry being thrown from a horse. (8 pages), 1844 Aug 19
Scope and Contents
The Oregon-California Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising of a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The collection consists primarily of letters, diaries, and articles from Missouri newspapers relating to overland travel to Oregon and California in the 1840s and 1850s. Most of these items are transcriptions or reproductions, rather than original documents. The collection also includes correspondence of the Missouri Historical Society with various individuals, 1924-1940, mostly relating to papers and publications about 19th-century overland travel to California and Oregon.
Dates
- 1844 Aug 19
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1 box))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository