Letter signed Atkinson [Henry A. Stine], Fort Kearney, to mother (Mrs. Emily Stine), St. Louis, Missouri. Recounts his journey from the Kansas River to Fort Kearney, including description of the plains and Fort Kearney, and mentions stories of cholera and smallpox along the route. (3 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 June 17
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of the overland journal and correspondence of Henry Atkinson Stine to his mother, dated 1850, which recount his experiences on an overland journey with the Glenn & Co. wagon train from Independence, Missouri, to California. The collection also contains the notebook of Mary Ann Garrett Stine (daughter of Jacob R. and Emily Stine) while attending Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1838; other papers of the Stine family; and a typescript copy of the journal of Micajah Littleton, who also traveled on the Glenn & Co. wagon train from Independence to California in 1850.
Dates
- 1850 June 17
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (4 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository