Recollections, ca. 1900.

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Recollections, ca. 1900.

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Typescript copy of Marianne Hunsaker D'Arcy's reminiscences describing her childhood journey from Illinois to Oregon in 1846; copied and introduced by D'Arcy's grandson, Harold Sanford; D'Arcy was four years old at the time of the crossing; recalled weather conditions and encounters with Indians; family eventually settled in Oregon City, Oregon.

8 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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D'Arcy, Marianne, 1842-1932.

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Marianne, often Mary, Hunsaker D'Arcy came from a family of twelve children. Born in Illinois, D'Arcy left for Oregon when she was only three and a half or four years old. Beginning a journey so early on in life caused D'Arcy to mature quickly, and to endure the hardships life dealt her during the trip. Once, she was run over by the wagon, but she reported in her memoir that she did not recall incurring any injuries. Her family settled in Fruit Hill, near Oregon City, where D'Arcy's grandfather ...

Sanford, Harold, 1879-1945

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