The volume also includes Kelso family accounts dated 1789-1806, and one page of accounts in Louisiana in 1782; two verses of an untitled patriotic poem by H. Thomas; and a brief entry dated January 24, 1798, noting the plan of Joseph Kelso to go to the East Indies. and Volume containing Kelso's journal (May 10-October 9, 1792) of a trip with Simpson on three flatboats that they constructed for the purpose of transporting flour from Fort Pitt down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. The brief entries describe their daily travels, noting settlements that were later to be founded including Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Kelso notes observing Indians, killing a bear, and meeting inhabitants of Natchez, Baton Rouge, Atakapass (where the flatboats were disposed of), and New Orleans. As the men were unable to sell the flour easily it was sold in Atakapass for cattle, which they had butchered and sold in New Orleans. The final entries (December 11, 1792-October 22, 1893) describe Kelso and Simpson's voyages from New Orleans to Alexandria, Virginia, via Havana, during which they were captured, imprisoned on St. Thomas, and then released from the crew of a British warship, finally landing at Alexandria on October 22, 1893.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke. and Nephew of the American revolutionary war hero Captain Michael Simpson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Subject (Geographic):
Baton Rouge (La.)--Description and travel, Fort Pitt (Pa.), Mississippi River--Description and travel, Mississippi River--Navigation, Natchez (La.)--Description and travel, New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel, Ohio River--Description and travel, and Ohio River--Navigation
Subject (Name):
Kelso family, Kelso, Joseph, Kelso, William, and Simpson, Michael, Captain
Subject (Topic):
Commerce--Louisiana, Feed industry--Louisiana, Flatboats, Flour industry--Louisiana, Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley, and Voyages and travels
The records of the Hudson's Bay Company, from various company stations, include: "Fort Pelly Scroll Book, Outfit 1868," various accounts and equipment lists (39 p.); "Journal of Daily Occurrences kept at the Honble. the Hudsons Bay Company's Last Mountain House," 1869-70 (49 p.); "Journal of Daily Events at Fort Qu'Appelle," 1872-79 (2 v.); and "Standing Rules and Regulations of the Honble. Hudson's Bay Company's Fur Trade Established by the Council for the Northern Department of Ruperts Land," 1873-1875 (64 p.), including regulations enacted 1843-1875. 4 items.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Pelly (Sask.), Fort Qu'appelle (Sask.), and Last Mountain House (Sask.)
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade--Northwest, Canadian--History--19th century
The records of the Hudson's Bay Company, from various company stations, include: "Fort Pelly Scroll Book, Outfit 1868," various accounts and equipment lists (39 p.); "Journal of Daily Occurrences kept at the Honble. the Hudsons Bay Company's Last Mountain House," 1869-70 (49 p.); "Journal of Daily Events at Fort Qu'Appelle," 1872-79 (2 v.); and "Standing Rules and Regulations of the Honble. Hudson's Bay Company's Fur Trade Established by the Council for the Northern Department of Ruperts Land," 1873-1875 (64 p.), including regulations enacted 1843-1875. 4 items.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Pelly (Sask.), Fort Qu'appelle (Sask.), and Last Mountain House (Sask.)
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade--Northwest, Canadian--History--19th century
The Osborne Russell papers include a manuscript draft and galley proof of "Journal of a Trapper." The journal describes the country, climate, animals, and Indians of the Rocky Mountains, as well as the life of a hunter. An appendix contains further information on the country and the Snake and Crow Indians. The galley proof may be for the 1921 edition. There are letters by Osborne to his sisters, one containing an account of the Whitman Massacre, and a letter by Rebecca Russell to Osborne's sister.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe. and Manuscript journal in original binding.
Subject (Geographic):
Rocky Mountains--Description and travel.
Subject (Name):
Read, Eleanor., Russell, Martha A., Russell, Osborne,--1814-1892., and Russell, Rebecca A.
Subject (Topic):
Fur trade--Rocky Mountains--19th century. and Whitman Massacre, 1847.
A manuscript map of the region that Ten Broeck traveled through and described, drawn by Ernest Backus and inscribed to his wife, accompanies the report. The map also displays the route finally settled on for the wagon route. and Manuscript copy of an account kept by Peter G. Stuyvesant Ten Broeck, 1852 Mar 25-Apr 7, during his exploration of the northeast Arizona region where the Hopi live, transcribed and annotated by Major Backus on April 23, 1852. The report describes the six day journey by Ten Broeck and his military party to the Hopi village, Ten Broeck's first impressions of the Hopi village, and his observations of a Hopi dance ceremony intended to encourage rain for recently planted crops. Ten Broeck records the government, customs, beliefs, dress, family structure, and agricultural practices of the Hopi as well as their creation story. The account includes a description of the trip back to Fort Defiance as well events which occurred upon the party's return, including an apparent theft from two Mexican boys by a band of Indians, and the military's subsequent violent attempt to find the accused. Five pages of the account analyze a Navajo creation story, and discuss beliefs gleaned from the fort's Navajo interpreter, Santiago. A note from Backus appended to the manuscript indicates that the account was prepared for Backus's family and friends as entertainment.
Description:
Peter G. Stuyvesant Ten Broeck was a surgeon in the United States Army, and was stationed at Fort Defiance in Arizona. In 1852 he was ordered by Major Ernest Backus to investigate a practicable wagon route to the Moqui (Hopi) village, and to report on the manners, customs, and history of the Hopi people. and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2003.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Backus, Ernest and Ten Broeck, Peter G. Stuyvesant
Subject (Topic):
Hopi dance, Hopi Indians--Agriculture, Hopi Indians--Arizona--Social life and customs, Hopi Indians--Government relations, Hopi Indians--Politics and government, Hopi Indians--Religion, Hopi Indians--Rites and ceremonies, Hopi language, Hopi mythology, Kachinas, and Navajo Indians--Religion and mythology
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
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a travel diary of the author's tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy while first chamberlain for Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, queen consort of George IV. Sailing from Worthing in Sussex in attendance on her, Gell describes the topography of the countries he visits and illustrates it with maps and pen sketches, including mountain ranges in Geneva; an outline of the mountains of the Vosges and the different rock formations there; and a sketch of the Rhone. He discusses the effects on the countryside of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte; describes Mont Blanc and the attempts to reach its summit; mentions the people he meets, in particular members of the Italian nobility as well as scientists and mathematicians; and visits museums and works of art. He also includes observations on rocks, mines, minerals, fossils, an insane asylum, a school for deaf mutes, and an epidemic of pellagra. and Sir William Gell (1777-1836) was a classical archaeologist and topographer. From 1804 to 1806 he traveled in Greece and the neighboring islands. In 1807, he was elected a member of the Society of Dilettanti and a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1811 the Society of Dilettanti commissioned him to explore Greece and Asia Minor, resulting in several publications on topography, including Geography and Antiquities of Ithaca and Itinerary of Greece. He was knighted in 1814, and died at Naples in 1836.
Alternative Title:
Journal in Germany, Switzerland & Italy.
Description:
At beginning of volume: itinerary of cities visited and distance in miles., At end of volume: list of notable Italians; and a list of English travelers at Naples in the winter of 1814-15., Binding: half calf over marbled boards. In gilt on cover: Journal in Germany. Switzerland. & Italy., Imperfect: pagination in volume after p. 125 excludes blank pages., and Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of Robert Edward Way.
Subject (Geographic):
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy), Germany--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Geology--Europe, Nobility--Italy, Topography, and Travelers' writings, English
Manuscript, in two hands, of a commonplace book divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the Mordaunt's mission to the British Fleet in the Adriatic to discover how to capture the Dalmatian Islands from France. Traveling by water, he describes the passing scenery; when he lands on the islands of Fano and Lissa, he notes their populations and military fortifications; at Malta, he is impressed by the military fortifications and is forbidden to break quarantine despite the importance of his mission due to an outbreak of plague; and falls ill with fever at Palermo. Throughout, he also records business correspondence and conversations regarding political and military affairs. This narrative is followed, in a different hand, by copies of two letters from Mordaunt to Robert Mitford, one of which is labeled "Read to queen Charlotte by Mrs. Egerton," describing scenes from his travels; and one from L L. to an unnamed recipient. These letters are followed by a copy of a novel titled Adelaide; an excerpt from Lady Sydney Morgan's Book of the boudoir; and a list titled "Peregrinations of [?] Mitford," which lists the dates and mileage between towns visited.
Description:
Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Journal., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Inside covers lined with green silk., On title page: Journal of John Mordaunt Johnson, H. M. Consul at Genoa. Commenced July 1812., Pressed flower laid in., Table of contents at beginning of manuscript., The final section of the manuscript contains a large number of prints and drawings. The prints include 8 genre engravings; 5 small engravings of American landscape scenes; and 3 colored engravings of women's dress fashions. Drawings include 8 pastoral scenes in pencil; 4 pencil portraits; 1 pencil bird; a portrait in colored ink; a pen drawing of Newminster Abbey; and 6 ink wash drawings of Welsh characters. The volume also contains a watercolor of a Chinese scene; a collage of pressed leaves and flowers, accompanied by a sentimental poem; the signature of L. Sterne; a fragment of a Chinese newspaper; pieces of the dress of the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands, "who died in London 1824"; 2 silhouettes; a colored cat's head; and a pencil drawing of a dog and rabbit pasted inside the back cover. This section of the manuscript also contains numerous sentimental and lighthearted poems, epigrams, and riddles., and This list is followed 100 pages of poems, prefaced by a table of contents. The poems are primarily on such sentimental subjects as flowers and love, and many are written by "L. M.," including one titled Lines inscribed to the late J. Mordaunt Johnson, Esq. A poem titled The valley of roses is attributed to Mary Ann Browne, "in her 15th year"; other titles include Stanzas on the death of H.R.H. the Duke of York; On leaving Ireland; and The progress of love. This section also contains the epilogue to Richard Sheridan's The rivals.
Subject (Geographic):
Dalmatia (Croatia)--History, Military, France--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--France
Subject (Name):
Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815, Morgan, Lady (Sydney),--1783-1859., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816--Rivals
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--19th century, Epigrams, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, and Travelers' writings, English
The journal records an 1849 trip from Missouri, beginning on the ship Highland Mary to old Fort Kearney, overland by the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, the southern trail, Virgin River, Cajon Pass, and Sacramento. Hamelin also records an 1856 trip from Leavenworth to Fort Laramie where he became an agent for Majors, Russell Co., freighters. He made the return journey in 1857. There are notes on his stays in Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Fort Laramie. and Typed transcript completely digitized.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe., Hamelin had been in the Southwest as early as 1842 and in Santa Fé as an employee of James Aull., and Original boards.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel, Fort Laramie (Wyo.), Los Angeles (Calif.), and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Highland Mary (Ship) and Russell, Majors and Waddell
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.) and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
