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Creator:
Willis, Edward J
Published / Created:
1849 August 15-18
Call Number:
WA MSS 527
Collection Title:
Diary of Edward J. Willis. Giving account of travel from Independence Missouri to California in
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
The diary records the journey from a camp near Independence by way of the Santa Fe´ road, Kansas and Blue rivers, Fort Kearney, the Platte, South Fork, Ash Hollow, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette’s Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt and Truckee, and the mines on the north fork of Bear River. Soon after leaving Independence, Willis’s party joined an Indiana company camped near the Charlestown [Va.] Company.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Found in:
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2.
Journal of route to California from my home in Youngstown by way of the Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago

Creator:
Swain, William, 1821-1904
Published / Created:
1849
Call Number:
WA MSS 466
Collection Title:
Journals and letters, 1849-1851
Container / Volume:
Folder 1
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Journal, April 11-August 6, 1849.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California. and Gold mines and mining--California
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal of route to California from my home in Youngstown by way of the Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, and Independence: commencing April 11th, 1849

3.
The overland route, leaves from the journal of a California emigrant /by Mary L. Rockwood Powers

Creator:
Powers, Mary Rockwood, d. 1858
Published / Created:
1859
Call Number:
WA MSS 387
Image Count:
33
Abstract:
The manuscript describes an 1856 journey from Wisconsin to California starting by train to Chicago and Iowa City, then overland by Council Bluffs, the Platte, Fort Laramie, Malade River, the Humboldt, Lassen’s Cut-off, and the Sacramento Valley. The account reports hardships and sufferings, the friendliness of Mormon women and fellow travelers, but gives few details about the route.
Description:
Autograph manuscript. and Transcribed for the North Western Home Journal.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Powers, Americus Windsor
Subject (Topic):
Mormon women and Women pioneers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The overland route, leaves from the journal of a California emigrant /by Mary L. Rockwood Powers, 1859

4.
Journal, 1846-1847

Creator:
Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855
Published / Created:
1846-1847
Call Number:
WA MSS S-867
Image Count:
297
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
The second volume of a personal journal of a young lady from Independence, Missouri, who follows her husband, a Santa Fé trader, to the Southwest in the early stages of the Mexican war. She describes people, events regarding the acquisition of the New Mexican territory, caravan trading, Gen. Kearny's conquest of New Mexico, the Mexican War, her experiences of trail and pioneer life, hunting, and encounters with Indians. The first 49 pages of the journal consist of copied and original poetry.
Description:
32 loose pages (1847 June-September) with discreet pagination from front of journal are presented chronologically following p. 206. and Blanks at end (26 p.) not digitized.
Subject (Geographic):
Bent's Fort (Colo.), Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--History, El Paso (Tex.), Fort Macy (N.M.)--Description and travel, Little Arkansas River (Kan.), Pecos (N.M.)--Description and travel, Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico), Santa Fe (N.M.)--History, Southwest, New--Description and travel, and Taos (N.M.)--History
Subject (Name):
Chavez y Castillo, Mariano, Cushing, Caleb,--1800-1879, Davy, Cornelius, Donaldson, James Lowry,--1814-1885, Doniphan, Alexander William, Gilpin, William,--1815-1894, Gregg, Josiah,--1806-1850, Howard, John Eager,--d. 1862, Hunter, David,--1802-1886, Kearny, Stephen Watts,--1794-1848, Kendall, Geo. Wilkins--(George Wilkins),--1809-1867, Magoffin, James Wiley,--1799-1868, Magoffin, Samuel,--1801-1888, Magoffin, Susan Shelby,--1827-1855, McDowell, Sarah Shelby,--1785-1847, Mexico.--President (1846 : Paredes y Arrillaga), Ortiz, Ramon, Ortiz, Tomas, Owens, Samuel D.,--d. 1847, Peck, William--(William Guy),--1820-1892, Pino, Manuel, Prentice, George D.--(Geroge Denison),--1802-1870, Prentiss, James H.,--1809-1848, Price, Sterling,--1809-1867, Robidou, Antoine,--1794-1860, Santa Anna, Antonio López de,--1794?-1876, Shelby, James,--1784-1848, Shelby, Thomas Hart,--1789-1869, Stanley, John Mix,--1814-1872, Stockton, Robert Field,--1795-1866, Swords, Thomas,--1806-1886, Taylor, Zachary,--1784-1850, Trias, Angel, Urrea, José,--1797-1849, Warner, William Horace, Washington, John Macrae,--1797-1853, Wool, John Ellis,--1784-1869, Worth, William Jenkins,--1794-1849, and Wright, George,--1803-1865
Subject (Topic):
Apache Indians, Comanche Indians, Indians of North America--Social life and customs, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Navajo Indians
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal, 1846-1847

5.
The Overland Travels to California of Solomon Kingery in 1852. A Day-by-Day Journal [Transcript]

Creator:
Kingery, Solomon
Call Number:
WA MSS 286
Collection Title:
Overland letters
Container / Volume:
Folder 2
Image Count:
13
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Overland Travels to California of Solomon Kingery in 1852. A Day-by-Day Journal [Transcript]

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[Diary entries: Selected pages]

Creator:
Hines, Celinda E
Published / Created:
[1853 October] 3-6
Call Number:
WA MSS 424
Collection Title:
Overland journey from Hastings, Oswego County, New York, to Portland, Oregon /by Celinda E. Hines
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
The diary describes the Hines family’s 1853 trip from New York to Oregon.
Description:
12 cm. white pages tipped in to larger 16 cm. notebook. and Diary mouse-eaten, with some loss of text.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Diary entries: Selected pages]

7.
[Selected pages]

Creator:
Hines, Celinda E
Published / Created:
1853 February 16-18
Call Number:
WA MSS 424
Collection Title:
Overland journey from Hastings, Oswego County, New York, to Portland, Oregon /by Celinda E. Hines
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
The diary describes the Hines family’s 1853 trip from New York to Oregon.
Description:
Diary charred , with some loss of text.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Selected pages]

8.
[Selected pages]

Creator:
Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Published / Created:
[1850]
Call Number:
WA MSS 206
Collection Title:
Overland journey across the Plains to Oregon /by William H. Frush, 1850-1852
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalles, and Portland. He records graves, the names and homes of other travelers, and ends his account with events in Oregon. The diary contains drawings of Chimney Rock, Court House Rock, profile of the Snake River, and a map of the Burnt River.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon --Baker County --Maps, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, and West (U.S.) --Maps
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Selected pages]

9.
Overland journey to Oregon and a return trip, 1845-1847

Creator:
Findley, William
Published / Created:
1845-1847
Call Number:
WA MSS S-33
Image Count:
76
Abstract:
Findley’s journal describes an 1845 trip to Oregon including a list of the company. Part of a return trip in 1847 is recorded.
Description:
Blank pages not digitized and not included in cataloger derived pagination.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) --Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Overland journey to Oregon and a return trip, 1845-1847

10.
Diary of a journey from Illinois to Colorado / by James A. Eddy, 1886.

Creator:
Eddy, James A
Published / Created:
1886
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1409 Ed24
Image Count:
59
Abstract:
The diary describes a journey from Albany, Illinois to Aspen, Colorado in the summer of 1886. The author and several other men drove horses overland to Kensaw, Nebraska, transported the stock by rail to Denver, and finally took them overland to Aspen. In Aspen, the author worked a mine with Ira Bacheler and others. Eddy comments on the towns they visited as well as the fields and crops. He occasionally mentions his partners, A. H. Hendrix who they met on the road, and the men he worked with in Aspen. The journal ends with the arrival of Eddy's wife and child in Aspen.
Description:
Diary has been written in from both directions. and The lower half of the first page of the journal has been torn off. Within the text, there is evidence that three pages were removed, but the narrative does not seem to be affected.
Subject (Geographic):
Aspen (Colo.), Colorado--Description and travel, Davenport (Iowa)--Description and travel, Glenwood (Iowa)--Description and travel, Homestead (Iowa)--Description and travel, Iowa City (Iowa)--Description and travel, Iowa--Description and travel, Nebraska--Description and travel, Plattsmouth (Neb.)--Description and travel, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Eddy, James A, Hendrix, A. H, Hightman, George, and Wagoner, G. A
Subject (Topic):
Horse industry--United States and Silver mines and mining--Colorado--Pitkin County
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary of a journey from Illinois to Colorado / by James A. Eddy, 1886.