William Cushing journal of a voyage to the Columbia River and related papers, 1843-[1870]

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William Cushing journal of a voyage to the Columbia River and related papers, 1843-[1870]

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Fair copy of Cushing's journal kept during his voyage aboard the brig Chenamus and subsequent travels in Oregon. Cushing describes Honolulu, and in detail his 16 months in Oregon: trading at Fort George (Astoria), Fort Clatsop, the settlement of Portland, visiting Dr. John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company, traveling up and down the Columbia River. At the end of his journal, Cushing summarizes his impressions of Oregon. The journal is accompanied by a photocopy of a later typed transcript. Also accompanied by two watercolors of the Chenamus, drawn by Cushing, an albumen photograph of the Cushing mansion in Newburyport with William and his family standing around it, taken ca. 1870, and a seamen's certificate for a voyage to the Columbia River on the Brig Smith Tuttle, captained by Avery Sylvester, a friend of Cushing, and captain of the Chenamus on the return trip to Hawaii and New England from the Columbia River.

0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Chenamus (Brig)

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Couch, John H.

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Smith Tuttle (Brig)

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Sylvester, Avery.

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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Cushing, William, fl. 1843-1870.

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William Cushing, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, sailed on the brig Chenamus as a passenger in September 1843. The brig, captained by John H. Couch, sailed to Honolulu. After a visit of two months, cargo and passengers were loaded, and the ship sailed on to the Columbia River in the Oregon Country. There Cushing stayed for 16 months, trading and touring the Oregon countryside. From the description of William Cushing journal of a voyage to the Columbia River and related papers, 1843-[1...