Diary, 1850-1853.

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Diary, 1850-1853.

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Overland diary (1850-1853) of Orange Gaylord describing plains crossing from Marshall County, Illinois (March 13, 1850) to Placerville, California (August 14, 1850); return voyage to Illinois via the Isthmus of Panama in 1851; and second overland journey from Putnam County, Illinois (March 6, 1853) to Oregon City, Oregon (August 25, 1853) via the Oregon Trail and Barlow Road; includes family record of births. Handscript copy includes reminiscences of Alice Ellen Gaylord Moore (granddaughter of Orange Gaylord) regarding 1853 journey; edited by Lilla (Lillie) Lela Moore.

Original: 1 v.Handscript copy: 75 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Moore, Lillie Lela.

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Moore, Alice Ellen.

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Gaylord, Orange, b. 1823.

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Orange Gaylord was born in 1823. He traveled to California in 1850 and Oregon in 1853. From the description of Diary, March 13, 1850-Sept. 9, 1851; March 7-Oct. 1853. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55041964 ...