Diary of an overland journey to California, 1849-1850 / by Sarah Green Davis

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Title: Diary of an overland journey to California, 1849-1850 / by Sarah Green Davis
Creator: Davis, Sarah Green
Contributor: Davis, Sarah Green
Published / Created: 1849-1850
Abstract: Sarah Davis's diary records her 1850 trip across the plains with her husband. Entries describe the scenery and trail conditions. Several pages of notes by her husband at the front of the diary indicate he had traveled to California once before in 1849. The journal is accompanied by three photographs of Sarah Davis.
Description: 46v-47r, 68v-72r blank. Blanks not digitized.
The journal is difficult to read due to the faint pencil lead and the handwriting.
Extent: 12.5 cm.
73 l.

Format: text
Genre: Diaries
Overland journals
Subject (Geographic): West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name): Davis, Sarah Green
Subject (Topic): Overland journeys to the Pacific
Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
Overland journeys to the Pacific--1850

Access: Public
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Citation: Sarah Green Davis, Diary of an Overland Journey to California. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.