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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Joel P. Walker Manuscript
Creator:
Thompson, R. A.
Creator:
Walker, Joel P.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.550
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: undated
Abstract: Manuscript is a photostat of the original, dictated by Joel P. Walker to R. A. Thompson of Santa Rosa, California and handwritten
by Thompson in 1878. Walker (born 1797) was a soldier under General Jackson in Alabama and Florida, and was a pioneer to Oregon
and California in the 1840s.
Language of Material:
English
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Manuscript is a photostat of the original, dictated by Joel P. Walker to R. A. Thompson of Santa Rosa, California and handwritten
by Thompson in 1878. Walker (born 1797) was a soldier under General Jackson in Alabama and Florida, and was a pioneer to Oregon
and California in the 1840s.
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
October 5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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Joel P. Walker Manuscript, undated, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.550; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Joel P. Walker (1797 November 20 - 1879 June 25), with his wife Mary Young, her sister Martha Young, and four or five children,
were among the earliest overland emigrants to Oregon, arriving in 1840. The Walker family later moved to Sutter's Fort in
California, arriving on 1841 October 22. Walker was later elected to be a delegate to the 1849 State Constitution for California,
representing Sonoma County. Walker published an account of his journey and life in California
A Pioneer of Pioneers: Narrative of Adventures Thro' Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, California, &c., republished in 1953.
Donation from F. W. Hodge, 1952 June.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History -- Sources
Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.)
Overland travel
Oregon -- History -- Sources
Sonoma County (Calif.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Personal narratives
Photostats
Manuscripts
Jackson, Andrew