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Diary of an Unknown Scout
Collection
Identifier: NC306
Abstract
Copy of a diary kept by an anonymous author on a journey from St. Joseph to Cedarville, California by way of the Humboldt and Carson Rivers in Nevada. Also included are letters, 1938-1966 from Ralph L. Phelps and Dale L. Morgan regarding the provenance of the diary and geographical details, and a typescript by Phelps.
Dates:
1854; 1938-1966
Diary of Henry Mann
Collection
Identifier: NC384
Abstract
Diary covers Mann's journey from Wyoming to California via the Humboldt and Truckee Rivers, Nevada. The collection contains material from June 21-September 18, 1849 created by Henry R. Mann.
Dates:
June 21-September 18, 1849
James M. Walden Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 93-22
Abstract
James M. Walden writes his wife (not named) on April 19, 1850, from St. Joseph, Missouri, describing the wait for spring grasses to grow and telling her about their acquaintances who are also waiting to travel. The second letter, sent Sept. 7 to Dr. A.G. Taylor of Carroll County, Missouri, from Weaverville, California, advises the doctor not to make the journey and describes the hardships on the Humboldt River Trail in Nevada, trail deaths, and mining and living conditions in Weaverville....
Dates:
1850
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- Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971 1
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