Francis Poper Diary 1866

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Francis Poper Diary 1866

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Francis Pope was an early resident of Helena, Montana, who emigrated from Canada. The collection consists of his diary from 1866, which chronicles his travels around Montana Territory.

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Pope, Francis, 1843-

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Francis Pope was born on 1 Mar. 1843 in London, Canada. He attended the London grammar school until the age of sixteen. He was employed as a druggist in Simcoe, Canada, for three years and for two years in Toronto, Canada. In 1865, Francis Pope took passage on the steamer Golden Rule for California via the Isthmus. The vessel was wrecked on a coral reef in the Caribbean Sea. Pope and his fellow passengers lived on the reef for two weeks, until removed by a U.S. frigate and carried to Panama. Pop...