Kingerly's letters to his parents and friends describe the 1852 journey from Illinois to California by way of Iowa, Kanesville, the Platte and Sweetwater, Kinney's and Hudspeth's Cut-offs, the Shasta and Nobles Pass route, Sierra Nevadas, and Shasta City. The letters note camping places, the cost of ferriage and food, encounters with Indians, sickness, and deaths. Kingerly traveled with a group from Pine Creek, Ogle County, Illinois. One letter describes storekeeping in Shasta City.
Subject (Geographic):
Shasta (Calif.) and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1852
