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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 FILM
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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:

Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey) -- 1813-1883
United States. -- Army. -- Corps of Engineers.
Overland journeys to the Pacific
United States -- Discovery and exploration
Nevada -- Description and travel
Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Fort Crittenden (Utah)
Great Basin -- Exploring and expeditions
Genoa (Nev.)

Note:

Originals in: Library of Congress.
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.

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 FILM

Origin:

United States

Copyright Note:

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