Diary of a Young Man Journeying Westward across America to California, 1860-1862

THF96251 / Diary of a Young Man Journeying Westward across America to California, 1860-1862

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Diary

Date Made

1860-1862

Subject Date

1860-1862

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

42.74.1

Material

Ink
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.25 in

Inscriptions

Inside front cover, handwritten in ink: J [I?].S.L. city July the 16th wednesday 1862

Keywords	United States, California United States, Colorado, Denver United States, Utah, Salt Lake City United States, Western United States Diaries Manuscripts Civil wars Gold rushes Internal migration Mormons Westward movement Transcontinental journeys Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples of North America American Civil War, 1861-1865 California Gold Rush, 1848-1852 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 United States. Army

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