Typescript copy of St. Louis Weekly Reveille newspaper article titled “Route to the Pacific,” which contains a letter of former Missouri governor, Lilburn W. Boggs, written from Sonoma, California. Gives advice to emigrants regarding what materials and provisions to take, and the best times and routes to travel. Warns of difficult terrain and Indians. (3 pages), 1848 May 22
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
- 1848 May 22
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