Day, Alphonse B.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Alphonse B. Day diaries
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234285]
Identifier: MSS SC 159
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries in pencil with a typescript of the items. Day writes about his activities and experiences while emigrating to California using wagons pulled by oxen.
Dates:
1859-1860
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alphonse B. Day diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 658
Scope and Contents
Handwritten account of Day's overland journey from the Missouri River to Oregon in 1849. Diary primarily focuses on travelling conditions: grass, water, and condition of horse and ox teams. A number of companions died from cholera and mountain fever. Day intended to travel to California, but "as I think its impossible to go to California with a team," headed to Oregon instead.
Dates:
1849
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections