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Susan Marsh Cranstone overland journal and letters, 1851-1859.
BANC MSS P-A 303 v.1; BANC MSS P-A 303 v.2; BANC MSS P-A 303 Transcript; BANC MSS P-A 300-303 FILM
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Title:
Susan Marsh Cranstone overland journal and letters, 1851-1859Overland journal and letters
Creator/Contributor:
Cranstone, Susan Marsh, 1829-1857, creatorAbstract:
Journal of an overland journey, May 8 - August 27, 1851, from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Oregon (v. 1), and transcripts of 17
letters, relating mainly to family affairs and pioneer life at Lebanon and Salem, Oregon, written to friends in Illinois,
1852-1859, chiefly by Mrs. Cranstone and her husband Warren. One is from Samuel H. Franklin, 1856 (v. 2). Includes typed transcript
of journal.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
Cranstone, Susan Marsh -- 1829-1857 -- ArchivesOverland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Women pioneers -- Oregon
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
Lebanon (Or.) -- Social life and customs
Salem (Or.) -- Social life and customs
Note:
Also available on microfilm.
Susan Marsh Cranstone overland journal and letters, BANC MSS P-A 303, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Diaries.Overland journals-1851.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes
partial microfilm reel (82 exposures) : negative (Rich. 106:4) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-A 303 v.1
BANC MSS P-A 303 v.2
BANC MSS P-A 303 Transcript
BANC MSS P-A 300-303 FILM