Diary, 1851.

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Diary, 1851.

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Overland diary describing Harriet Talcott Buckingham Clarke's trip from Council Bluffs, Iowa (May 5, 1851) to Portland, Oregon (September 26, 1851); traveled in company of fifty wagons; includes descriptions of landscape, weather conditions, and campsite locations.

Original: 1 v.Typescript: 30 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Clarke, Harriet T., 1832-1890.

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Samuel A. Clarke was an Oregon newspaperman, poet, and businessman. Born in Cuba in 1827, he was raised in New York City and came to California by ship in the gold rush of 1849. In 1850 he moved to Oregon and helped establish the city of Portland. He served as editor of the Oregonian and ran two other newspapers, among other businesses. He moved to Washington, D.C., around 1897 and became a librarian at the General Land Office. He covered the Modoc War as a correspondent for the New...