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William Wright Anderson's Overland diary from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Oregon City : Diary
Title
William Wright Anderson's Overland diary from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Oregon City : Diary.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
The Ellison mss., 1790-1949, consist of materials compiled by Robert Spurrier Ellison, 1875-1945, oil producer. Ellison was from Casper, Wyoming, vice-president of Midwest Refining Company, and dedicated to preserving historic reminders of pioneer virtues. The collection includes correspondence, memorandum books, overland diaries, journals of travel by water, accounts of skirmishes with Indians, and transportation in the Far West.
AMDigital Reference: LMC 1322.
Reproduction of: William Wright Anderson's Overland diary from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Oregon City 27 Apr-10 Sep 1848.
Lilly Library, Indiana University
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Summary
Description: Diary of William Wright Anderson from St Joseph, Missouri, to Oregon City in 1848. Detailed account of overland trail, encounters and conflicts with native Americans, gold mines. In the first entry, Anderson also remarks upon witnessing an American Indian death ceremony.
Variant and related titles
Frontier life : borderlands, settlement & colonial encounters.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 18, 2018
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