Over land guide : from Kanesville, Iowa to Oregon City

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Title: Over land guide : from Kanesville, Iowa to Oregon City
Creator: Humphreys, L.
Contributor: Humphreys, L.
Published / Created: 1853
Abstract: Humphreys's guide from Iowa to Oregon records distances, width and depth of streams, camping places, and landmarks. He adds the distances to Sacramento, from "the most approved authors;" distances from Burlington, Iowa to Kanesville; a "List of places where the face of the country & soil & denotes the existence of gold;" notes on Indians; and notes "To Emigrants." The text is accompanied by pen and ink maps of the route. Photocopy (in folder 2) scanned.
Description: Sold by John R. Humphreys, son of the writer, in 1927. Given to the library by William Robertson Coe.
Extent: 25 p. (in 2 folders) : maps ; 23 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Oregon National Historic Trail
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name): Humphreys, L.
Subject (Topic): Overland journeys to the Pacific

Access: Public
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Citation: L. Humphreys, Over Land Guide. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts 266.