The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Emmigration, across the continent, in 1849, to
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
Holograph manuscript diary, written by Ralph W. Pope while employed as a telegrapher in British Columbia by the Collins Overland Telegraph Company. The diary describes his experiences as a member of an exploring party in the Fraser River region led by Franklin Leonard Pope, and his work in constructing telegraph lines in the region and as a telegrapher in Quesnel.
Description:
Manuscript diary is written from both directions and in both orientations.
Subject (Geographic):
British Columbia--Discovery and exploration, Fraser River Region (B.C.)--Description and travel, and Quesnel (B.C.)
Subject (Name):
Butler, James L, Collins Overland Telegraph Company, Pope, Frank L.--(Franklin Leonard),--1840-1895, and Pope, Ralph W
1791 May 11-12, 1798 December 6, and 1814 March-1815 February
Call Number:
WA MSS S-126
Collection Title:
Voyage from Boston : to the north west coast of America, 1800-1820 / by Ralph Haskins
Image Count:
85
Alternative Title:
Journal of a voyage from London to Madeira, in the ship John Adams of Boston, James James, Commander - kept by James Elburn mate and Navigation began 6th December 1798
Description:
Imperfect: several pages between p. 4-5 of first section have been removed., In three sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately by the cataloger., and Volume contains unnumbered pages as well as text written in both directions.
Subject (Geographic):
Boston (Mass.) --1810-1820 and Massachusetts
Subject (Name):
Haskins, Ralph, 1779-1852
Subject (Topic):
Seafaring life and Voyages and travels --History --19th century
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated the 5th day of Heshvan [...] at Ahashapah ([1829?]). The upper third of the document consists of blessings for the bride and groom written in Hebrew block words. The lower part of the document consists of the ketubah text written in semi-block letters. The paper has worm holes.
Description:
Bride: Sham'ah? banat Nahum., Bridegroom: Yitshak ben 'Ezrah., and Witnesses: Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar?.
Subject (Geographic):
Ahashapah (Yemen) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gamil ben Yahya, Levi ben Yisahar, Sham'ah banat Nahum, and Yitshak ben 'Ezrah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Yemen --Ahasphapah and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 11th of Tevet 5625 at No Amon (1865). A wreath of pink leaves and roses surrounds the text.
Description:
Bride: Zeldah Fridah., Bridegroom: Tsevi Hirsh ben Yosef., and Witnesses: Natan Amran, Menahem Mendel Hirshel, and two others.
Subject (Geographic):
Alexandria (Egypt) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Amram, Nathan ben Hayyim, 1805-1870, Menahem Mendel Hirshel, Tsevi Hirsh ben Yosef, and Zeldah Fridah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Egypt --Alexandria and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)