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Gordon C. Cone diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 661
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary of Cone's overland journey by ox team from Waukesha, Wisconsin to California in 1849. Cone is a descriptive writer and proud to record "only facts." Diary describes traveling conditions, encounters with Indians, cholera outbreaks, fellow travelers, and government assistance at the end of the trail. Cone also spent time in Salt Lake City and wrote about his unfavorable impressions. After arriving at California, Cone made several trips to Sacramento. Life in California was...
Dates:
1849-1850
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Farrer diaries and letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1521
Scope and Contents
Contains seven handwritten volumes, plus typescripts which focus on Farrer's Hawaiian Mission, 1850-1854. Volume one contains accounts of his work in the California gold fields prior to his mission call. Volume seven is entirely in the Hawaiian language. Also included are photocopies of typescripts of 71 letters written to and by Farrer when he served in the Hawaiian Islands.
Dates:
1849-1860
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lewis B. Rock diary
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 161
Scope and Contents
Contains a handwritten diary (92 pages) belonging to Lewis Rock. Rock writes about his voyage by ship from Boston to San Francisco and his subsequent experiences in the gold fields of California in 1850.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Tolles family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1576
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence of the Tolles family and James Tolles' overland diary from Rushville, Illinois, to California in 1849. Also included is a handwritten copy of the diary made by Tolles' granddaughter, Doris Beard, in 1933. Tolles traveled to California by ox team with his father and brother, Abraham and William Tolles. Daily entries are detailed and describe the nature of the journey and distances traveled. Tolles' company of 40-odd men traded with a group of 2,000 Dakota...
Dates:
1849-1875
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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