Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
Typescript copy of letter of J.A. Gooding, Steamship Ohio, to Mrs. E.D. Gooding, Lockport, Illinois, describing trip from New York to Havana. (Original letter was in the possession of C.C. Wagner in March 1943.) (2 pages), 1850 Sept 1
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:
1850 Sept 1
Typescript copy of letter of S.W. Carnahan, South Fork, to John Ramags, regarding gold digging. (Original in possession of C. Corwith Wagner.) (3 pages), 1849 July 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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 29
Typescript copy of letter of Peter Rogers, Barry, Missouri, to his sons, John and George Rogers, recounting changes in Barry since their departure. (Original in Oregon Historical Society.), 1849 Aug 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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 Aug 5
Typescript copy of extracts from letter published in St. Louis Weekly Review, presenting views on California. (2 pages), 1850 Jan 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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 Jan 28
Typescript copy of letter of Joseph Wilfley, Buchanan County, Missouri, to his wife. (gift of Dr. O.S. Wilfley) (2 pages), 1850 Apr 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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 Apr 28
Typescript copy of letter of Joseph Wilfley, Ft. Kearney, to his wife, Sarah Wilfley, reporting on health, road conditions, food, and Indians. (gift of Dr. O.S. Wilfley) (1 page), 1850 May 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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 May 20
Typescript copy of letter of Joseph Wilfley, Ft. Kearney, to his wife, Sarah Wilfley, advising friends to stay at home, despite the mining success of some. (gift of Dr. O.S. Wilfley) (2 pages), 1850 Oct 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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 Oct 13
Typescript copy of letter of John Wilfley, Sarah Wilfley, and family, Buchanan, Missouri, to his sister and family, regarding the death, property, and money of her husband. (gift of Dr. O.S. Wilfley) (3 pages), 1852 July 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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:
1852 July 20
Three letters signed Jefferson A. Drake, from St. Joseph (May 8), Fort Kearney (May 26), and Fort Laramie (June 16), to his wife, Mrs. Abigail Drake. Letters describe St. Joseph and his overland journey en route to California. (Purchased from Mrs. Fred Grimm, December 1948.) (3 items), 1850 May-June
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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 May-June
Photostat of hand bill announcing “Exhibition. Immense Moving Mirror to the Land Route to California, By the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, Embracing all the Scenery from the Missouri River to San Francisco.” Includes letter from donor, Ben L. Emmons, and card from Kate L. Gregg regarding the location of the original item. (3 items), 1850 Oct 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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 Oct 14