The second volume of a personal journal of a young lady from Independence, Missouri, who follows her husband, a Santa Fé trader, to the Southwest in the early stages of the Mexican war. She describes people, events regarding the acquisition of the New Mexican territory, caravan trading, Gen. Kearny's conquest of New Mexico, the Mexican War, her experiences of trail and pioneer life, hunting, and encounters with Indians. The first 49 pages of the journal consist of copied and original poetry
Description:
There are 32 loose pages laid in front of the journal.
Subject (Geographic):
Bent's Fort (Colo.), Chihuahua (Mexico : State), El Paso (Tex.), Fort Macy (N.M.), Little Arkansas River (Kan.), Pecos (N.M.), Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico), Santa Fe (N.M.), Southwest, New, and Taos (N.M.)
Subject (Name):
Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868., Archuleta, Diego, 1814-1884., Armijo, Manuel, 1792?-1853., Belknap, William Goldsmith, d. 1851., Bent, Charles, 1799-1847., Bent, George, 1814-1847., Bliss, William Wallace Smith, 1815-1853., Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876., Chavez y Castillo, Mariano., Clark, Meriwether Lewis, 1809-1881., Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895., Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879., Davy, Cornelius., Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885., Doniphan, Alexander William., Gilpin, William, 1815-1894., Gregg, Josiah, 1806-1850., Howard, John Eager, d. 1862., Hunter, David, 1802-1886., Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848., Kendall, Geo. Wilkins 1809-1867. (George Wilkins),, McDowell, Sarah Shelby, 1785-1847., Magoffin, James Wiley, 1799-1868., Magoffin, Samuel, 1801-1888., Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855., Ortiz, Ramon., Ortiz, Tomas., Owens, Samuel D., d. 1847., Peck, William 1820-1892. (William Guy),, Pino, Manuel., Prentice, George D. 1802-1870. (Geroge Denison),, Prentiss, James H., 1809-1848., Price, Sterling, 1809-1867., Robidou, Antoine, 1794-1860., Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876., Shelby, James, 1784-1848., Shelby, Thomas Hart, 1789-1869., Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872., Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866., Swords, Thomas, 1806-1886., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850., Trias, Angel., Urrea, José, 1797-1849., Warner, William Horace., Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853., Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869., Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849., Wright, George, 1803-1865., and Mexico. President (1846 : Paredes y Arrillaga)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Apache Indians, Comanche Indians, Navajo Indians, History, Description and travel, and Mexican War, 1846-1848
