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Overland journeys to the Pacific

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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John A. Harry diaries

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233923]
Identifier: MSS SC 116
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries containing entries concerning an overland journey from Tipton, Iowa, to Oregon. Describes Oregon City, Oregon, work for a lumber mill, travel on the Willamette River and daily life in Oregon City. The fourth diary covers a trip from March to July, 1862 to the Salmon River gold mines near Lewiston, Idaho.

Dates: 1851-1862, 1851-1853 (bulk)
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John A. Harry diaries

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