Box 1
Container
Contains 89 Results:
Letter signed K.P. Anderson, California, to his wife, Mary Anderson, regarding efforts to start a business and mining. Also includes family tree. (Gift of Mrs. L. Sturgis Day, Missouri) (4 pages) (2 items), 1851 Mar 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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:
1851 Mar 25
Typescript copy of three letters of Nelson Simons, datelined Ft. Laramie, Santiam, Linn County, O.T. [Oregon Territory], and Washington Butte, Linn County, O.T., to Dr. C.L. Webster, Illinois. Letters describe journey and recount difficulties in working as a physician in Oregon. (4 pages) (3 items), 1851 June 28-1854 Jan 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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:
1851 June 28-1854 Jan 7
Letter signed P. Brown, Cosumnes River, California, to his wife, Mrs. Alley Brown, Missouri, describing California as “the best country in the world to make money . . . best place for black folks . . . best climate . . . and a healthy country. . .” (2 pages), 1851 Dec 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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:
1851 Dec 1
Typescript copy of diary of John Wesley Yeargain, written en route to Oregon. Diary gives distances traveled, lists places stopped at, and describes scenery and vegetation. Also includes correspondence between the Missouri Historical Society and donor, Mrs. W.H. Smith, daughter of Yeargain. (25 pages) (3 items), 1852 Mar 10-Sept 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15
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 Mar 10-Sept 26
Typescript copy of diary of Lydia A. Rudd titled “Notes by the Wayside Enroute to Oregon.” Diary gives distances traveled, lists places camped, and describes scenery, weather, and health of group. (Purchased from Fred Lockley, Portland, Oregon, 1941.) (32 pages), 1852 May-Oct 27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16
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 May-Oct 27
Typescript copy of letter of Mammie, Sacramento City, California, to E. Steele, Calhoun, Missouri, describing her happiness living in California. (Original letter was in manuscript collection of C. Corwith Wagner in 1953.) (3 pages), 1852 June 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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 June 26
Photostat of letter signed Bernard Bloemker, Fort Laramie, to his beloved parents, brother, and sister, summarizing the events on his trip from St. Louis – observed many wagons returning, had to buy new pair of oxen, encountered difficulties crossing rivers, but little danger from Indians. (Letter is in German, with typescript translation.) (Letter loaned by his sons, Benedict J. Bloemker and Frank H. Bloemker.) (1 page typed; 3 manuscript), 1852 June 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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 June 29
Typescript copy of letter of James Chelton, Marysville, California, to his brother and sisters (addressed to Mr. V.C. Clark, Chautauque County [Chautauque County], New York), giving an account of his ocean voyage from Panama to San Francisco. (Original was in manuscript collection of C. Corwith Wagner in 1953.) (2 pages), 1852 Sept 2
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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 Sept 2
Typescript excerpt from diary of H.T. Baldy, M.D., California, describing his trip to California. Includes undated, printed note that reads, “Honorable Testimony. The Bearer Mr. Henry Baldy by good Behavior and strict attention to his studies Merits Approbation.” Signed Eben Russ[?]. (2 items), 1853
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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:
1853
Typescript copy of letter of JFP[arkhurst], Fort Laramie, to his father, Hale Parkhurst, Maine. (Original was in possession of C. Corwith Wagner in 1947.) (2 pages), 1854 June 4
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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:
1854 June 4