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    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 2

    • Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823; Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail;...

    • Handwritten diaries describing the overland journey from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Deer Creek, Wyoming, in 1849. Volume 2 concludes Churchill's journey to California. Churchill traveled with the Sagamore and California Mining and Trading Company....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Dunlap, Kate

    • Dunlap, Kate

    • Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901; Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901--Diaries; Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--Montana--Diaries; Dunlap, Kate, 1837-1901--Views on Mormons; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--Description and travel;...

    • Handwritten diary of Dunlap's overland journey from Lee, Iowa, to Montana by horse team in 1864. Dunlap wrote an introduction to the item, dated 30 January 1865, describing Montana and dedicated it to "My friends." Diary entries are very detailed...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918; Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; California--Gold discoveries;

    • Handwritten diary with photocopies. Headley made the overland journey from Cincinnati, Ohio, to California in 1849. Brief, frequent entries focus on distances traveled and camping locations. Headley also writes about the large number of deaths in...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Phillips, Cyrus E.

    • Phillips, Cyrus E.

    • Phillips, Cyrus E., 1829-1903; Phillips, Cyrus E., 1829-1903--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Mormons--Utah--History--19th century; Salt Lake City (Utah); Idaho--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary in two volumes. Phillips made the overland journey by ox team from Indiana to California in 1852, but the diary ends at the Humboldt River in Nevada. Phillips was an enthusiastic traveler and wrote about trail conditions, buffalo...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.

    • Day, Alphonse B.--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--History--19th century; Wyoming--Description and travel; Platte River (Neb.); Indians of North America; Cholera--West (U.S.);

    • Handwritten account of Day's overland journey from the Missouri River to Oregon in 1849. Diary primarily focuses on traveling conditions: grass, water, and condition of horse and ox teams. A number of companions died from cholera and mountain...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930; Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Utah Expedition, 1857-1858;...

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. Account is retrospective until 1864, when Bliss writes short daily entries about his journey from Salt Lake City to Nebraska by ox team to help gather the poor to Utah. On the return trip to Utah, Bliss...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • Churchill, Stillman vol 1

    • Churchill, Stillman, b. 1823--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific;...

    • Handwritten diaries describing the overland journey from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Deer Creek, Wyoming in 1849. Volume 2 concludes Churchill's journey to California. Churchill traveled with the Sagamore and California Mining and Trading Company....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes

    • Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-1854; Cobbey, John Furmes, 1827-185--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; California--Gold discoveries; United States--History--Civil War,...

    • Handwritten journal of Cobbey's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Cold Springs, California, in 1850. Occasionally poetic, Cobbey describes buffalo, Indian villages he visited, and bouts of mountain fever in the company. Diary is very...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Mormons--Utah--Provo; Nauvoo (Ill.); Provo (Utah);

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. In volume 1, Duke writes about his early life in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, and life in Nauvoo, Illinois. Duke made the overland journey in 1850 from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job, 1828-1913; Smith, Job, 1828-1913--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Great Britain--Diaries; Basket makers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary and autobiography. Smith writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church in England, his emigration to the United States in 1843, and life at Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and Winter Quarters. The account is retrospective until 1849...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Grantham, William

    • Grantham, William

    • Grantham, Wm. D. (William D.)--Diaries; Grantham, Wm. D. (William D.); California National Historic Trail; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific; West (U.S.)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary of Grantham's overland journey from Missouri to Goose Creek, Utah, in 1850 by ox and horse team. Grantham mainly writes about the geography of the trail and daily camp locations. A member of the company died near the Bear River,...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Verney, Edmund Hope

    • Verney, Edmund Hope

    • Verney, Edmund Hope, 1838-1910; Verney, Edmund Hope, 1838-1910--Diaries; Great Britain--Royal Navy--Officers--Diaries; Verney, Edmund Hope, 1838-1910--Views on Mormons; Kimball, Heber Chase, 1801-1868; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Overland journeys...

    • Handwritten copy of an article published in the Royal Good Words and Sunday Magazinewas el on 1 June 1866 (vol. 7, pp. 380-393). After serving as a gunboat captain in British Columbia, Verney made the overland journey by stage coach from San...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C.

    • Anderson, John C., d. 1913; Anderson, John C, d. 1913--Diaries; West (U.S.)--Description and travel; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • The John C. Anderson journal recounts his journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia City, Montana, in 1866. His journey followed the Daily Overland Mail road. The diary consists of two volumes, one a firsthand account and the other a...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross

    • Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840; Cauthorn, Benjamin Ross, b. 1840--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Virginia City (Mont.)--Description and travel; Boise (Idaho)--Description and travel; Helena (Mont.)--Description and travel; Overland...

    • Handwritten journal of Cauthorn's overland journey by wagon train from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Virginia City, Montana, and Oregon in 1865. Detailed diary entries describe much of the daily routine, weather, and labor involved in the journey....
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James

    • Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9--Diaries; Tolles, James, b. 1828 or 9; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Correspondence of the Tolles family and James Tolles' overland diary from Rushville, Illinois, to California in 1849. Also included is a holograph copy of the diary made by Tolles' granddaughter, Doris Beard, in 1933. Tolles traveled to California...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Purdy, John H. Letters

    • Purdy, John H. Letters

    • Purdy, John H.; Purdy, James H.--Correspondence; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Correspondence; Gold miners--California--Correspondence; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel; Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and...

    • Handwritten correspondence from John Purdy to his brother, James, about his overland journey by ox team from Columbus, Ohio, to California in 1849. Purdy is an intelligent and detailed writer. He describes various companies' rules and regulations...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919; Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Bishops--Diaries; Pleasant Grove (Utah); Salem (Idaho); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiography. The manuscript includes excerpts from diaries and copies of correspondence. The autobiography and letter copying were begun in the 1880s. Harris writes about his youth in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Overland Trail Diary

    • Overland Trail Diary

    • Overland journeys to the Pacific; Oregon National Historic Trail; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries;

    • Holograph diary, written in pencil by an unknown author. Item records the author's overland journey by ox team from Keokuk, Iowa, to Oakland, California, in 1860. The author's company included a handful of families and followed the Oregon Trail...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries

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