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- Creator:
- Mason, John T., b. 1822
- Published / Created:
- 1858
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2173
- Collection Title:
- John T. Mason diaries
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 89
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Thirteen volumes, some signed or stamped with Mason's name, containing holograph diaries for 1858, 1861, 1863-1865, 1872-1874, 1876, 1878, 1880-1881, and 1887-1888; and a volume containing holograph accounts, listing Mason's expenses while living in Sacramento, 1857-1860. The volume of accounts also contains a holograph diary, apparently a copy transcribed by Mason, of his journey to California, describing his departure from St. Louis, Missouri, in Apr, 1854; travel on the California Trail; and arrival in Sacramento in Jun, 1855. Several of the diaries for 1858-1888 are written in printed diary volumes, including volumes published by A. L. Bancroft & Company, San Francisco, and by Kiggins & Kellogg and L. & E. Edwards, New York City. These diaries contain very brief entries, usually listing expenses and noting news of his work, such as arrivals and departures of river boats, 1858-1861, and news of farm, livestock, and other ranch work, 1861-1888.
- Description:
- John T. Mason emigrated to California in 1854. He worked on river steamers in the area of Sacramento, and in 1861 he began ranching in Colusa County. and Purchased from William P. Wreden on the William Robertson Coe Fund, 1964.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Daily Pocket Diary for the Year 1858
3.
- Creator:
- Cummins, Henry, 1840-
- Published / Created:
- 1858 October 17-1859 October 16
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 119
- Collection Title:
- Henry Cummins papers, 1857-1863
- Container / Volume:
- Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 49
- Description:
- Imperfect: pages 87-88 wanting. and Pages 89-105 numbered but blank; not digitized.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Eugene (Or.) --Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary
4.
- Creator:
- Downie, William, 1819-1894
Duneau, James - Published / Created:
- 1861 July 4-21
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2490
- Collection Title:
- William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 3
- Image Count:
- 20
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary
5.
- Creator:
- Downie, William, 1819-1894
Duneau, James - Published / Created:
- 1861 July 22-August 9
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2490
- Collection Title:
- William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 11
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Description:
- Blanks not scanned.
- Subject (Geographic):
- British Columbia --Description and travel
- Subject (Topic):
- Diaries --British Columbia --19th century and Indians of North America --British Columbia
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary
- Published / Created:
- 1666 July 25-December 5
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb74
- Collection Title:
- An abridgment of the Lady Warwick’s diary, 1666-1672
- Image Count:
- 10
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672.
- Description:
- On paper., Rectos only., and Verso notes and annotations in pencil in a later hand.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century, Great Britain --Social life and customs --17th century, and London (England)--Fire, 1666
- Subject (Name):
- Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Diary entries
- Creator:
- Downie, William, 1819-1894
Duneau, James - Published / Created:
- 1860 February 17-November 26
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2490
- Collection Title:
- William Downie papers relating to exploration of British Columbia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | 1a
- Image Count:
- 153
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Description:
- Several pages blank throughout.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Family Register, manuscript diary
- Creator:
- Haskins, Ralph, 1779-1852
- Published / Created:
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Haskin’s Journal, 1814-1815
- Published / Created:
- 1860
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 393
- Collection Title:
- William Franklin Raynolds papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2 | Folder 12
- Image Count:
- 12
- Description:
- Several pages blank throughout; otherwise digitized in entirety.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Indian sign language
- Creator:
- Furgerson, Samuel
- Published / Created:
- 1809-1811
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 207
- Image Count:
- 104
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Map digitized at high resolution.
- Description:
- A daily journal of the voyage of the brig Otter, commanded by Samuel Hill from Boston to the Alaskan coast by way of the Sandwich Islands. Samuel Furgerson describes places visited, natives, and trade with the Indians, particularly along the Alaskan coast and Queen Charlotte Islands. The last entry comes from Thanikyloo Bay. The map, which is in color, shows the path of the brig Otter along the Northwest Coast of America., Gift of William Robertson Coe., Original binding., and Samuel Furgerson: ship's carpenter on trading voyage to the Pacific Northwest.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hawaii--Description and travel, Northwest Coast of North America--Maps, Northwest, Pacific--Maps, Pacific Coast (Alaska)--Description and travel, Pacific Coast (B.C.)--Description and travel, and Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Hill, Samuel and Otter (Brig)
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America--Alaska, Indians of North America--British Columbia, Seafaring life, Seamen--United States, and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal of a voyage from Boston to the North-West Coast of America