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Voyage from New York to Oregon Territory : of Governor John P. Gaines and his family and notes on their life there
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Title
Voyage from New York to Oregon Territory : of Governor John P. Gaines and his family and notes on their life there / by Archibald Kinkead Gaines.
Physical Description
1 v. (100 p.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Original binding.
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Biographical / Historical Note
Archibald Gaines was the the son of Oregon's Governor John R. Gaines.
Summary
The journal describes the family's 1850 sea voyage from New York to San Francisco on board U.S. store ship Supply, and on to Astoria, Oregon Territory on the sloop of war Falmouth. There are two sets of entries covering the same journey; January to December 1850, and then the account begins again with June 1850 to February 1858. This is followed by records of family births and deaths, and a summary of their life in Oregon, including the Governor Gaines's career.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts 208.
Archibald Kinkead Gaines, Voyage from New York to Oregon Territory. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Archibald Kinkead Gaines, Voyage from New York to Oregon Territory. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Genre/Form
Diaries - United States.
Occupation
Politicians United States.
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