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Box 1

 Container

Contains 18 Results:

Letter signed Henry A. Stine, Nebraska House, Independence, to mother (Mrs. Emily Stine), St. Louis, Missouri. Describes his trip by boat from St. Louis to Independence, including brief descriptions of Jefferson City, the U.S. Arsenal at Liberty Landing, and Independence. Mentions the Leviles, Bob and Ann Johnston, Wm. Tompson, Dan Finch, and Mr. Overfelt. (3 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 May 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 May 8

Letter signed Henry A. Stine, Glen’s train, five miles southeast of Independence, to mother (Mrs. Emily Stine), St. Louis, Missouri. Describes preparations and waiting for departure with Glen & Co. [Glenn & Co.]. Mentions Mr. Watts and Mr. Overfelt. (3 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 May 19

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 May 19

Letter signed Atkinson [Henry A. Stine], southeast side of the Kansas or Kaw River, 125 miles from Independence, to mother [Mrs. Emily Stine]. Recounts his experiences since leaving Independence, including mentions of crossing streams and rivers; Potawatamie Indians attacking Pawnees; and food eaten on the trip. Also mentions Jno. Bingham and the wagon trains of J.C. Fane & Co., Capt. Hall, Herrington, and Jerome Hanson & Smith. (4 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 June 3

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 June 3

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

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 June 17

Letter signed Atkinson [Henry A. Stine], Fort Laramie, to mother (Mrs. Emily Stine). Describes mosquitoes along the road and an episode of buffalo hunting. Mentions two deaths and sickness among the travelers. Mentions Thomas Mills, John Bingham, and Glenn. Lists the number of men, women, children, mules, oxen, horses, wagons, and cows registered at Fort Laramie; also notes the number of deaths registered. (4 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 July 5

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 July 5

Letter of Henry A. Stine, "on the Planes," to mother (Mrs. Emily Stine). Also contains note signed Atkinson, California, to mother, dated October 24, 1850. Letter is addressed in care of John M. Taylor and L.A. Benoist, postmarked Sacramento City, California, December 14. (1 page) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 July 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 July 17

Journal of Henry A. Stine. Describes journey mostly with the Glenn & Co. wagon train to California. Entries begin at Fort Kearney and trace the progress of the wagon train along the North Platte River, to Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Salt Lake City, and California via the Humboldt River. The journal includes descriptions and accounts of Fort Kearney; Chimney Rock; Fort Laramie; buffalo hunting; food and water; sickness; encounters with Indians; river crossings; mosquitoes; and Salt Lake City and the Mormon community. (34 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), 1850 June 17–Oct 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1850 June 17–Oct 25

Typescript titled "Copy of the Letters and Journal of Henry Atkinson Stine on His Overland Trip to California from St. Louis to Sacramento, May 4, 1850, to October 25, 1850." Consists of a typescript copy of the Henry A. Stine journal and the letters he wrote to his mother (described previously in this inventory). This typescript also includes a one-page biographical sketch of Henry A. Stine and reproductions of three maps showing the progress of a wagon train from the vicinity of Fort Madison, Iowa, to Salt Lake City. (34 pages) (gift of Miss Janet and Miss Adele Stine, April 7, 1930), circa 1930

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: circa 1930

Notebook of Mary Ann Garrett Stine kept while attending Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. Contains letters to her mother and father, grandfather, Elizabeth, and cousins John and Mary, which discuss family news and her life and studies at Lindenwood. Also includes mention of the death of Dr. Lindslay in St. Charles; several mentions of Mrs. Sibley; and her brief essays on housekeeping, education, intemperance, time, order, and the power of habit. (48 pages) (accession number 61-0029), 1838

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1838

Typescript copy by Adele Stine of letter of Mary Ann Garrett Stine to her father [Jacob Rupley Stine], taken from Mary Ann Garrett Stine's notebook. (2 pages) (accession number 60-0011), 1838

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1838