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Sunday May 19th 1850 5 PM
Much Esteemed Friends
As I am on this Pl[-]tt
River about 80 miles from fort Larimie
and wil thare have a chance to mail
a few lines to you which wil come
Exceptable no doubt as I presume you
are anxious to know wheather I have
seen any of the Helephant or not
on the 10th of April my Brother E Drew
and myself arrived at Saint Joseph
from St Louis Whare we bot our provis ions ^
cotton house and stove We found a place
to squat put up our house and comencd
Living on our own responsibility We
thare bot a waggon 1 pr good horses
harneses and 1 pr Indian ponies on
the 22th of Apr we Left and went up the
River 4 miles to Duncan ferry Whare we ^
got ferried
over on the Evening of the 23 and got
to what is called the bluffs 5 miles
next morning we set sail in company
with some men from Ohio (and are with
them now) over Rolling Prairie we dug
along for about 2 weeks when we got to
th Platt River Which is a slow shallow
mudy stream from 1/2 to 3 miles wide
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| Summary/Description | Handwritten and unsigned letter dated 19 May 1850. Item was written by an unidentified member of a wagon train and includes some detail about the author's preparation for the trip to California. The letter describes the overland journey from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to the Platte River and ends 80 miles from Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Author mentions dining on buffalo, weather conditions, and cooking on the plains. |
| Electronic Publisher | Utah Academic Library Consortium |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2002 |
| Edition | Electronic reproduction; |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Physical Description | 1 item (4 p.) |
| Trail Name(s) |
California National Historic Trail |
| Company Name | Unknown |
| Age of Diarist | Unknown |
| Year of Travel | 1850 |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Additional Availability | Original manuscript available at Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. |
| Original Version Note | Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, MSS SC 114. 1 item (4 p.) |
| Subject | Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence; Overland journeys to the Pacific; |
| Type/Genre |
Electronic diary Diaries Electronic books Letters |
| Language | English |
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| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
| File Characteristics | Computer text and image data. These texts and images exist as archived TIFF images and one or more JPEG versions for general use |
| Type of Computer File | Text available in JPEG format |
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| Title | Much esteemed friends |
| File Name | Much esteemed friends |
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| Full Text | Sunday May 19th 1850 5 PM Much Esteemed Friends As I am on this Pl[-]tt River about 80 miles from fort Larimie and wil thare have a chance to mail a few lines to you which wil come Exceptable no doubt as I presume you are anxious to know wheather I have seen any of the Helephant or not on the 10th of April my Brother E Drew and myself arrived at Saint Joseph from St Louis Whare we bot our provis ions ^ cotton house and stove We found a place to squat put up our house and comencd Living on our own responsibility We thare bot a waggon 1 pr good horses harneses and 1 pr Indian ponies on the 22th of Apr we Left and went up the River 4 miles to Duncan ferry Whare we ^ got ferried over on the Evening of the 23 and got to what is called the bluffs 5 miles next morning we set sail in company with some men from Ohio (and are with them now) over Rolling Prairie we dug along for about 2 weeks when we got to th Platt River Which is a slow shallow mudy stream from 1/2 to 3 miles wide |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Subject | May 19, 1850; Food; Platte River (Neb.); Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort); Drew, E.; Saint Joseph (Mo.); Saint Louis (Mo.); Missouri River; Duncan's Ferry (Mo. and Kan.); |
| Personal Names |
Drew, E. |
| Topics |
Food |
| Geographical Place Names |
Platte River (Neb.) Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort) Saint Joseph (Mo.) Saint Louis (Mo.) Missouri River Duncan's Ferry (Mo. and Kan.) |
| Patron Usage Instructions | These images and texts are made available for non-profit, educational, scholarly purposes, such as research, teaching and private study. For these purposes you may reproduce (print, download or make copies) these materials without prior permission, on the condition of proper attribution of the source on all copies: Courtesy Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. Please contact Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 to request permission to use these materials for other purposes, including but not limited to, any form of advertising or commercial reproductions, transactions, redistributions or transmissions, whether by digital means or otherwise. |
| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
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| Title | Much esteemed friends, 1850 p1 |
| File Name | p1msssc114.jpg |
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