Journal of life in Vermont : travels in the midwest and Illinois, and a trip across the Plains and life in Oregon / 1841-1862
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17442397
Description
- Title
- Journal of life in Vermont : travels in the midwest and Illinois, and a trip across the Plains and life in Oregon / 1841-1862
- Creator
- Francis, Samuel Dexter, 1814-1891
- Abstract
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S. Francis's diary from 1841-1845 describes country life in Vermont and for 1845-1852 records weather, crops, and politics in Illinois. The diary describes an 1852 trip from Illinois to Oregon by way of Des Moines, Kanesville, the Platte to Fort Laramie, the Salt Lake Road, Fort Boise, and Oregon City. Francis traveled with the Wilson and Sheppard families. The account continues for 1852-1862 with notes on farm life in Oregon and comments on the state of the nation prior to the Civil War
- Description
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S. Francis, who was a farmer in Barnard, Vermont, moved his family to Illinois in 1846 and emigrated to Oregon in 1852.
Typed transcript available.
Available on microfilm.
Notarized attestation of the author's daughter, Dora Francis Frazer, April 1936, is bound with the manuscript. - Provenance
- Gift of William Robertson Coe.
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Transcript in folder 6 fully digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS 203
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Diaries United States
Overland journeys to the Pacific - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Illinois.
Oregon.
Illinois
Oregon Territory
Oregon
West (U.S.) - Subject (Name)
- Francis, Samuel Dexter, 1814-1891.
- Subject (Topic)
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Agriculture
Frontier and pioneer life
Overland journeys to the Pacific
History
Description and travel - Subjects
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Francis, Samuel Dexter, 1814-1891
Agriculture > Illinois
Agriculture > Oregon
Frontier and pioneer life > Illinois
Frontier and pioneer life > Oregon
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Illinois > History > 1778-1865
Oregon Territory > History
Oregon > History > 1859-
West (U.S.) > Description and travel
United States
Overland journeys to the Pacific > 1852
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Samuel Dexter Francis, Journal of Life in Vermont. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3101650
- Object ID (OID)
- 17442397
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