A trip to Oregon in 1851: based on accounts by Jane Peeler Powell and S. Hamilton

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Title: A trip to Oregon in 1851: based on accounts by Jane Peeler Powell and S. Hamilton
Creator: Reeves, Nell W.
Contributor: Hamilton, S., 1833-
Powell, Jane Peeler, 1830-
Published / Created: 1952
Abstract: Nell Reeves describes the 1851 trip from Illinois to Oregon of the wagon train commanded by Captain John A. Powell. She uses extracts from accounts by Jane Powell, daughter-in-law of Captain Powell, and S. Hamilton, a member of the train. Both narratives were taken from "The Powell History," privately printed in 1922.
Description: Nell W. Reeves, of Madison, Connecticut, was the grandniece of Jane Peeler Powell.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name): Hamilton, S., 1833-
Powell, Jane Peeler, 1830-
Subject (Topic): Overland journeys to the Pacific
Overland journeys to the Pacific--1851

Access: Public
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Citation: Nell W. Reeves, A Trip to Oregon in 1851. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.