William Penn Abrams diary, 1849-1851.

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William Penn Abrams diary, 1849-1851.

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Daily record of trip to California from Alabama (from New Orleans to Chagres on brig, Pedraza; from Panama to San Francisco on brig, Copiapó); experiences in California including the "Stanislaus diggins," visit to Major Savage and view of Yosemite Valley, Oct., 1849; location of steam sawmill near Oregon City. Also a passenger and crew list of the Copiapó and journal, Nov., 1850-May, 1851, of voyage around the Horn to Oregon, with his family, on the bark, Francis and Louisa.

Originals : 1 v. & 2 folders in portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (93 exposures) : negative (Rich. 94:14) and positive.

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Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873.

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William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon. From the guide to the William P. Abrams collection, 1893-1950, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon. He came to Portland in 1851 on a ship with his family and settled in a log cabin at 1st and Jefferson streets. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first...

Pedraza (Brig)

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Savage, James D., 1823-1852.

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Copiapó (Brig)

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Francis and Louisa (Bark)

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