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
Autograph: Langston Hughes (, On t.p. in Hughes’ ms: "Poems by myself, pages 208-209--Langston Hughes", Poems in ms. written by Hughes on 3 blank p. at end., and Presentation inscription from the editor: "With great admiration for a great poet--Langston Hughes."
Publisher:
The Active Press, Inc
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Subject (Topic):
Labor movement --Poetry, Socialism --Poetry, and Working class --Poetry
Anonymous. By James Barclay. and Errata on p. [1] at end.
Publisher:
Printed for W. Johnston ..., and sold by S. Bladon ...,
Subject (Name):
Kenrick, W.--(William),--1725?-1779.--Observations and conjectures upon some passages of Shakespeare, Liebert, Herman W.--Ownership, and Merriman, Thomas--Bookplate
England and Wales England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
Published / Created:
1677-9.
Call Number:
P45 G5 +A2 1677
Image Count:
31
Alternative Title:
Anno regni Caroli II ... [29 & 30] ... 1682. and Laws, etc.
Description:
P45 G5 +A2 1677: Another edition. 54, [6] p. 28 cm. Bound with its Anno regni Caroli II ... [29] ... 1677[-83]. Signatures: A-P2. Pages [49]-54 have special title page: Anno regni Caroli II ... [29 & 30] At the Parliament begun ... the eighth of May ... 1661 ... and there continued to the 20th day of March, and 13th of May [1678] ... London, Printed by the assigns of John Bill deceas'd and by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, 1682.
Publisher:
Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills,
Bound with its Anno regni Caroli II ... [22 & 23] ... 1670/71. and Each act preceded by general title page.
Publisher:
Printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker,
Subject (Name):
Great Britain (1660-1685 : James II).--Anno regni Jacobi II ...--[1], Great Britain (1660-1685).--Anno regni Caroli II ...--[22 & 23], Great Britain (1660-1685).--Anno regni Caroli II ...--[29 & 30], Great Britain (1660-1685).--Anno regni Caroli II ...--[30], Great Britain (1660-1685).--Anno regni Caroli II ...--[31], and Great Britain (1660-1685).--Anno regni Caroli II ...--[32]
Subject (Topic):
Fraud--Great Britain, Law--Great Britain, and Perjury--Great Britain