Rothwell's diary of his homeward trip begins with an account of his travel expenses and a summary of his California experience. He describes the trip by stage and steamer from the mines to San Francisco, his stay in town and the local steamship business. During the voyage Rothwell writes about seasickness, marine life, and sailing conditions. He describes the trip across Panama and voyage home via the Mississippi River. In the back of the volume are short essays on "The Ocean" and "The Whale," as well as remarks on fellow passengers.
Description:
Rothwell, of Callaway County, Missouri
Subject (Geographic):
California--Description and travel., California--Gold discoveries., Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel., Panama--Description and travel., and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel.
Subject (Name):
North America (Steamer), Rothwell, William Renfro., and West Point (Steamer)
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining--California. and Steamboats--California.
Spruce M. Baird was born in Glasgow, Kentucky in 1814, and taught school there prior to moving to Texas before the Civil War. He practiced law in Nacogdoches, Texas, served as judge in Santa Fe County (in what became New Mexico), was Indian agent to the Navajos, and was appointed attorney general of New Mexico. Baird returned to Texas during the Civil War and served as a regiment commander in the Confederate army. In 1867 he moved to Trinidad, Colorado where he opened a law office. He died at Cimarron, New Mexico in 1872. He was married in 1848 to Emmacetta Bowdry of Kentucky and was the father of Andrew Bowdry Baird.
Subject (Geographic):
Missouri--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Railroad travel--United States and Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
James D. Hutton collection of drawings and photographs.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 24
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Yellowstone; Eagle Creek on the upper Missouri
Description:
Accompanied by a container list., All versos blank., James D. Hutton headed the photographic unit of the 1856-1860 expedition led by Captain William Franklin Raynolds to the Yellowstone and the Wind River Mountains., and See also Hutton photographs in the William Franklin Raynolds Papers, WA MSS 393.
James D. Hutton collection of drawings and photographs.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 17
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Yellowstone; Eagle Creek on the upper Missouri
Description:
Accompanied by a container list., James D. Hutton headed the photographic unit of the 1856-1860 expedition led by Captain William Franklin Raynolds to the Yellowstone and the Wind River Mountains., See also Hutton photographs in the William Franklin Raynolds Papers, WA MSS 393., and Verso is blank.