Title:
Oliver Hazard Perry White letter, 1849
White, O. H. P
Creator/Contributor:
White, Oliver Hazard Perry., creator
Abstract:
Letter written by Oliver Hazard Perry White on July 18, 1849 from valley on west side of Rocky Mountains during overland trip
to California, to friends Jordan and James. Letter details the journey, recommends that no one else make such a journey, and
specifies who will take care of his children if he does not return home.
Date:
1849 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Correspondence
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Note:
Oliver Hazard Perry White was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1818 or 1819. He enlisted in the United States Army
in 1840, served for about three years, and married a woman named Martha J. sometime between 1843 and 1845, who by the end
of 1849 had given birth to four sons. The family settled in Tipton County, Tennessee, and in 1849 O. H. P. White made the
overland journey to California, arriving in Sacramento by 1850 where he worked as a merchant. His family had settled in California
by 1853, during which time they lived in Marysville, and apparently in Grass Valley two years later where White was elected
a trustee of the town. By 1860 the White family had moved to Sacramento, where O. H. P. worked as a forwarding agent. He died
there on February 1, 1863. During the family's time in California one of the sons died, a daughter was born who subsequently
passed away, and another son and daughter were born.
White, O. H. P.
Gift; Amy McGill; 2014.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
1 manuscript box; 18 x 12 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.