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:
Receipts domestic and useful and Receipts medical
Description:
In two sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately by the cataloger. and Volume contains blank pages (not digitized) as well as text written in both directions.
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
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.
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
Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
39
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
A history of Vancouver Barracks (later Fort Vancouver), the Indian wars, the San Juan Islands boundary dispute, and the death of Gen. Canby. The manuscript also contains copies of letters from Dr. William C. McKay, Ranald Macdonald, Gen. C. C. Augur's account of the wars in southern Oregon, and a list of deceased officers who served at Vancouver Barracks, 1849-93. The work consists of a summary of 18 chapters, an appendix, and the complete text of chapters 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17 and appendices 1-3 and 5.
Description:
General Thomas Anderson, was colonel of the 14th Infantry and in command at Vancouver Barracks for many years. and Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Vancouver (Wash.)--History, Oregon--History--19th century, and San Juan Islands (Wash.)--Boundaries
Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
44
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
A history of Vancouver Barracks (later Fort Vancouver), the Indian wars, the San Juan Islands boundary dispute, and the death of Gen. Canby. The manuscript also contains copies of letters from Dr. William C. McKay, Ranald Macdonald, Gen. C. C. Augur's account of the wars in southern Oregon, and a list of deceased officers who served at Vancouver Barracks, 1849-93. The work consists of a summary of 18 chapters, an appendix, and the complete text of chapters 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17 and appendices 1-3 and 5.
Description:
General Thomas Anderson, was colonel of the 14th Infantry and in command at Vancouver Barracks for many years. and Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Vancouver (Wash.)--History, Oregon--History--19th century, and San Juan Islands (Wash.)--Boundaries
Glued to album page with some loss of text. and Mounted on leaf (p. 126) from disbound album. MS annotation on mounting leaf: "Transcripts of Miss Catharine Talbot's works"
Glued to album page with some loss of text. and Mounted on leaf (p. 126) from disbound album. MS annotation on mounting leaf: "Transcripts of Miss Catharine Talbot's works"