Narrative of adventures through Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, California &c. : ms., 1878.

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Narrative of adventures through Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, California &c. : ms., 1878.

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Notes on family and early life; service in Seminole War; opening of the Santa Fe trade, 1822; journey to Oregon, 1840, with missionaries, Harvey Clark, A.T. Smith and P.B. Littlejohn, (part way with members of the American Fur Company); journey from Oregon to California, 1841; Sutter's Fort and Russian trade; return to Oregon, 1843, and return to California, 1848; the Constitutional Convention; land in Napa Co., and final settlement in Sonoma. Brief mention of many pioneers in Oregon and California.

Originals : 18 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (20 exposures) : negative (Rich. 395:5) and positive.

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