Francis Pope Diary 1866.

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Francis Pope Diary 1866.

The collection contains the diary of Francis Pope's travels in the Montana territory on the steamer Golden City during the year 1866. The diary contains a day-to-day travelogue, as well as a record of expenses and correspondence.

1 reel of microfilm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7670728

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Golden City (Steamer)

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Pope, Francis, 1843-

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Francis Pope was born on 1 Mar. 1843 in London, Canada. He attended the London grammar school until the age of sixteen. He was employed as a druggist in Simcoe, Canada, for three years and for two years in Toronto, Canada. In 1865, Francis Pope took passage on the steamer Golden Rule for California via the Isthmus. The vessel was wrecked on a coral reef in the Caribbean Sea. Pope and his fellow passengers lived on the reef for two weeks, until removed by a U.S. frigate and carried to Panama. Pop...