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"A transcription and interpretation of a diary by Elizabeth Duncan"
A complete transcription and accompanying paper on a diary kept by Elizabeth Duncan. The diary covers the trip the Duncan family made overland in 1867 from Lawrence, Kansas, to San Jose, California. The collection also contains a photocopied map of the route the Duncans followed.
A.L. Murphy diary
A.L. Murphy's diary recounts his journey from Independence, Missouri overland to California.
Diaries of Elizabeth Duncan
Three diaries kept by Elizabeth Duncan in the mid 1860s, both while she lived in Lawrence, Kansas and while she traveled overland from Lawrence to San Jose, California in 1867. Typical entries may include discussion of the weather, Duncan's daily activities, information about her family and friends or acquaintances who came to visit or wrote, and her own spiritual and emotional states.
Diary of an overland journey from Hermann, Missouri to California
H.A. (Hugh Alexander) Skinner's diary begins with his departure from Hermann, Missouri, in the company of about 300 emigrants going from Missouri to California. His narrative is thorough and descriptive as he travels by boat and wagon train. Note: To read the last 12 pages of the diary, reverse and invert.