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Notes taken while on a journey across the plains from Washington to Genoa, Carson Valley, Utah Ter., 1858-1859.
BANC MSS P-F 355 FILMLOCAL
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Title:

Notes taken while on a journey across the plains from Washington to Genoa, Carson Valley, Utah Ter., 1858-1859

Creator/Contributor:

Lee, William., creator

Abstract:

Diary, Apr. 11, 1858-Oct. 25, 1859, kept as scientific assistant on Captain J.H. Simpson's expedition to Utah and across the Great Basin from Camp Floyd to Genoa, and return to Washington, D.C., with sojourns at Fort Bridger, Camp Floyd and Genoa.

Date:

1858 (issued)

Subject:

n-us--- -- n-us-nv -- n-us-wy -- n-us-ut -- n-usp--
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Discoveries in geography -- American
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Discoveries in geography -- American
Discoveries in geography
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Travel
United States -- Discovery and exploration
Nevada -- Description and travel
Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Fort Crittenden (Utah)
Great Basin -- Exploring and expeditions
Genoa (Nev.)
Nevada -- Descriptions et voyages
Nevada
Nevada -- Genoa
United States
United States -- Great Basin
Utah -- Fort Crittenden
Wyoming -- Fort Bridger
United States. -- Army. -- Corps of Engineers.
United States. -- Army. -- Corps of Engineers
Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey) -- 1813-1883
Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey) -- 1813-1883

Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to The Library of Congress.
Pictures accompanying the diary transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (classified as 1905.200.14597-14616.
Originals in: Library of Congress.

Type:

Diaries.
Overland journals-1858.

Physical Description:

microfilm
partial microfilm reel (37 exposures) : negative (Rich. 112:8) and positive

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS P-F 355 FILMLOCAL

Origin:

United States

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to The Library of Congress.