Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
10. Article titled “Letters from ‘Solitaire’,” includes letter of “Solitaire” dated Sonaranian Camp, San Joaquin District, California, August 12, 1849 (4 pages). “Solitaire” describes the mining town of Sonorania and the nearby Sullivan’s diggings., 1849 Oct 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Oct 29
Typescript copies of letters of Hunt, “d.,” “s.,” and Quincy, to St. Louis Weekly Reveille, published May 4, 1849-February 18, 1850, describing emigration from Lexington to St. Joseph, with final letter coming from San Diego. (39 pages) (14 items), 1849-1850
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849-1850
Typescript titled “The Letters of Epaphroditus Wells of Downers Grove, Illinois to His Wife Emma B. Wells Written from April 1st 1849 to September 29, 1851 Concerning His Overland Journey to California and His Experiences while There.” Includes accounts of his overland journey with a wagon train to Sacramento, California, via St. Joseph, Fort Childs, Fort Laramie, and Salt Lake City. Discusses the price of provisions in California; sickness; setting up a store and tavern at Trinity Mines; and mining. (Original letters were in the possession of C. Corwith Wagner when the typescript was donated to the Missouri Historical Society in January 1948.) (23 pages), 1849-1851
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849-1851
Typescript copies of six articles titled “California” and “California Emigrants,” published in the The Brunswicker (Brunswick, Missouri). These articles include descriptions of California, the gold rush, and accounts of the overland routes to California and what supplies are needed for the trip. (19 pages), 1849 Mar 3-Apr 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Mar 3-Apr 7
James Tate papers. Includes the following three items:, 1849 Apr-1850 Mar
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Apr-1850 Mar
1. Typescript copy of diary of Colonel James Tate describing his overland journey from the vicinity of Columbia, Missouri, to California. Includes frequent descriptions of the landscape, and mentions the availability and quality of grass, timber, and water along the route. Also frequently records the number of miles traveled in the day. Entry dated May 9 (pages 5-6) notes that James Tate, Alfred George, and Stephen Letcher were chosen as leaders of the wagon train. Entry dated May 21 (page 8) mentions that George Shoap shot himself through the shoulder. Entry dated June 9 (page 11) mentions death of Mr. Thurman from cholera. (Diary was copied from typescript manuscript in possession of Dr. Kate L. Gregg, Lindenwood College. Original diary was owned by Dr. Alfred R. Reed, 720 East Holt Avenue, Pomona, California, when the typescript was donated to the Missouri Historical Society. Date of donation is not known.) (32 pages), 1849 Apr 5-Oct 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Apr 5-Oct 7
2. Typescript copy of letter of James Tate, Rocky Mountains, to Major Daniel Nolley, Fulton, Missouri, describing trip along the Platte River to Fort Leavenworth. Letter is dated July 1, 1849, but includes additional diary-like entries up through July 25. Mentions Mr. Wilson, Mr. Coons, Mr. George, John and Meredith More, Doc Woody, W.W. Bobison, and Jo Driskle. (gift of Dr Kate L. Gregg) (4 pages), 1849 July 1-25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 July 1-25
3. Typescript copy of obituary of Major James Tate, written by Dr. W.W. Robinson. Tate emigrated from Kentucky to Callaway County, Missouri, in 1823, and then moved to Fulton in 1834. He died in California, a few weeks after arriving there., 1850 Mar 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1850 Mar 8
Typescript copy of letter of J.A. Gooding, Missouri River, to his wife, Eunice D. Gooding, Goodings Grove, Will County, Illinois. Describes his journey up the Missouri River from St. Louis to St. Joseph on the steamboat St. Ange, in preparation for a trip to California. Mentions the death on board the steamboat of Mr. J. Luther of Cook County, Iowa. He was buried three miles below Leavenworth. (Original letter was in the possession of C.C. Wagner in March 1943.) (3 pages), 1849 Apr 12
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Apr 12
Original and typescript copy of letter signed J.A. Gooding, St. Joseph, to his wife, Eunice D. Gooding. Discusses preparations for overland journey to California, including his efforts to purchase mules. (accession number 57-0146), 1849 Apr 22
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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...
Dates:
1849 Apr 22