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William Penn Abrams diary, 1849-1851.
BANC MSS C-F 65LOCAL
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William Penn Abrams diary, 1849-1851Creator/Contributor:
Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873, creatorAbstract:
Daily record of trip to California from Alabama (from New Orleans to Chagres on brig, Pedraza; from Panama to San Francisco
on brig, Copiapó); experiences in California including the "Stanislaus diggins," visit to Major Savage and view of Yosemite
Valley, Oct., 1849; location of steam sawmill near Oregon City. Also a passenger and crew list of the Copiapó and journal,
Nov., 1850-May, 1851, of voyage around the Horn to Oregon, with his family, on the bark, Francis and Louisa.
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-or -- ncpn---Voyages to the Pacific coast
Ships
Gold mines and mining -- Associations, institutions, etc
Mines and mineral resources -- California
Sawmills -- Oregon
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Navires
Scieries -- Oregon
ships
Mines and mineral resources
Sawmills
Ships
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Yosemite, Vallée de (Calif.)
Panamá, Isthme de (Panamá)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
California
California -- Yosemite National Park
California -- Yosemite Valley
Oregon
Panama -- Isthmus of Panama
Copiapó (Brig)
Pedraza (Brig)
Francis and Louisa (Bark)
Savage, James D -- 1823-1852
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Physical Description:
1 volume & 2 folders in portfolio
partial microfilm reel (93 exposures) : negative (Rich. 94:14) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-F 65LOCAL