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Narrative of the overland journey to Oregon : and related materials. Cowlitz Station, Washington, 1878-1883.
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Narrative of the overland journey to Oregon: and related materials. Cowlitz Station, Washington, 1878-1883Hubert Howe Bancroft collection
Creator/Contributor:
Crawford, Peter W., creatorAbstract:
Describes the journey in 1847, life in the Columbia Basin to 1869, and in the Southern mines of California in 1849. Some items
from contemporary newspapers are copied into his narrative, especially from 1855 to 1858.
With the manuscript are 10 letters and a memorandum to H.H. Bancroft and Mrs. Victor, 1878-1883.
Date:
1878 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caOverland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Gold mines and mining -- California
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Overland journeys to the Pacific
California
West United States
Crawford, Peter W -- Archives
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Also available on microfilm.
Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.
In English.
Preferred citation: Crawford, Peter W. Narrative of the overland journey to Oregon, BANC MSS P-A 20-21, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Archives.Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes ; 32 cm
partial microfilm reel (235 exposures) : negative (Rich. 105:8) and positive (Film P-A, reel 4)
Language:
English