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Susan Marsh Cranstone overland journal and letters, 1851-1859.
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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:
n-us-orOverland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Women pioneers -- Oregon
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique -- Récits personnels
Pionnières -- Oregon
Frontier and pioneer life
Manners and customs
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Women pioneers
Lebanon (Or.) -- Social life and customs
Salem (Or.) -- Social life and customs
Oregon
Oregon -- Lebanon
Oregon -- Salem
Cranstone, Susan Marsh -- 1829-1857 -- Archives
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Also available on microfilm.
In English.
Preferred citation: Susan Marsh Cranstone overland journal and letters, BANC MSS P-A 303, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Archives.Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Overland journals-1851.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes
partial microfilm reel (82 exposures) : negative (Rich. 106:4) and positive
Language:
English