Diary and letters, 1850-1853.

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Diary and letters, 1850-1853.

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The diary (WA MSS 529) and letters (WA MSS 530), record an 1850 trip from Iowa to the California gold mines, starting when Wilson crossed the Missouri. He describes his life at the mines and his 1851 trip home on the bark Philena to Panama, the ship North America to New Orleans, and up the Mississippi to St. Louis. Wilson continued his journal for an 1853 trip to Oregon, over the Oregon Trail as far as Albany and Marysville. The diary records the weather, conditions of the roads, camps, distances, and graves.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011897

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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North America (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of London, England, mastered by Charles Gardner, of Nantucket. From the description of Log/journal, 1797 July 17-1799 Nov. 9. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013362 ...

Philena (Bark)

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Wilson, Lovina.

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Wilson, William W.

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William Wilson, in partnership first with Henry B. Fitz and then with G.H. Davenport, owned extensive lands in the Darling Downs, particularly in the parishes of Pilton and Haldon. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225761176 Wilson was a merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Letters and order books, 1757-1760. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503612 William Wilson...