A trip to Oregon in 1851: based on accounts by Jane Peeler Powell and S. HamiltonReeves, Nell W.1952Nell 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.Nell W. Reeves, of Madison, Connecticut, was the grandniece of Jane Peeler Powell.text