Overland journey from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to California, experiences at the mines, and the voyage home by the Isthmus / by P. C. Tiffany, 1849-1851.

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Overland journey from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to California, experiences at the mines, and the voyage home by the Isthmus / by P. C. Tiffany, 1849-1851.

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The journal records the 1849 trip from Iowa to California by a company under Presley Saunders. They went by boat from Burlington to St. Louis, St. Joseph, and overland by Sublette's Cutoff, Fort Hall, the Humboldt, Carson River, Hangtown, and the mines. The diary ends at the mines, but while traveling home on the ship Falcon in 1851, he copied entries for November and December 1849 from J. Grantham's diary, summarized events from his life in the mines, and made notes on his sea voyage.

3 v. (533 p.) ; 15 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Tiffany, Palmer C., 1809-

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Tiffany with his wife and father-in-law, Pennel Cheney, migrated to Iowa from Massachusetts, settling in Mount Pleasant in 1838. Tiffany opened a tavern, was engaged in the jewelry business, and served as justice of the peace and postmaster. He was one of the early trustees of Iowa Wesleyan College. From the description of Overland journey from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to California, experiences at the mines, and the voyage home by the Isthmus / by P. C. Tiffany, 1849-1851. (Unknown). Wo...

Saunders, Presley.

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Falcon (Ship)

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Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Freeman Richmond on voyage from 17 July 1843-23 May 1846 to the Tristan, French Rock, Coast of Kamchatka, and Brazil Banks whaling grounds; owner-agent: Wilcox & Richmond; built at Medford, Mass., 1817. From the description of Logbook of the ship Falcon, 1843 July 20-1846 May 23. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 173273419 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph Bar...

Grantham, John Posey, 1812-1887.

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