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Account of experiences crossing the plains from Iowa and pioneering in Washington Territory, 1852-1876.
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Title:

Account of experiences crossing the plains from Iowa and pioneering in Washington Territory, 1852-1876

Creator/Contributor:

Mapel, Eli B., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Maple, Wayne R.

Creator/Contributor:

Schroeder, Audrey.

Creator/Contributor:

Mapel, Jacob.

Creator/Contributor:

Mapel, Samuel.

Abstract:

Chiefly describes Eli Mapel's overland journey to the Washington Territory and his subsequent settlement (after meeting with his father, Jacob, and his brother, Samuel), along with recollections of service in the Indian wars, 1855-1856. Endorsed: "Autobiography of Maple [or Mapel] family, D'Wamish river, King Co., W. T." Includes transcription and explanatory notes, as well as genealogical information and references, by Wayne R. Maple and Audrey Schroeder.

Date:

1852 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-wa -- n-usp--
Mapel, Eli B
Maples family
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific
Indians of North America -- Warfare -- Washington (State)

Note:

Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
RESTRICTED ACCESS. USE MICROFILM OR TRANSCRIPTION. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
Also available on microfilm.
Transcription also available.
Account of experiences crossing the plains from Iowa and pioneering in Washington Territory, 1852-1876, BANC MSS P-B 66, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

print
25 p. (in 1 portfolio) ; 20 & 25 cm.
partial microfilm reel (15 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:10) and positive.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

RESTRICTED ACCESS. USE MICROFILM OR TRANSCRIPTION. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.