- M.A. Violette, Journal of a Trip Overland from Huntsville, Missouri to Sleepy Hollow, California, April 12 to Sept. 5, 1849
- Collections:
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- Bound Manuscripts Collection First Series C0199
- Rose Early, Grass Scarce
- Western Americana Collection
- View in catalog:
- Language:
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- English
- Call number:
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- C0199 no. 1092
- Extent:
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- 1 v. (66 p.) ; 19 x 17 cm.
- Format:
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- Manuscript
- Book
- Type:
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- Diaries
- Description:
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- "M.A. Violette Day Book for 1848"--p. [2] of cover.
- Spine title.
- Subject:
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- Violette, M. A.
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Miners—West (U.S.)—19th century—Diaries
- California—Description and travel—19th century
- Missouri—Description and travel—19th century
- West (U.S.)—Description and travel—19th century
- Diaries—19th century
- Title sort:
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- Manuscript journal, 1848-1849.
- Spatial:
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- United States
- Binding note:
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- Red half morocco slipcase.
- Created:
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- 1848-01-01T00:00:00Z/1849-12-31T23:59:59Z
- Date:
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- 1848-1849.
- Abstract:
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- A forty-miner's ms. journal of a trip overland from Huntsville, Missouri to Sleepy Hollow, California, dated April 12 to Sept. 5, 1849, with a daily record of route and distances. Includes a photograph of "Dad" Violette, Florida, Mo. pasted down on p. [2] of cover.
- Identifier:
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- ark:/88435/j6731452g
- Location:
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- MSS C0199 no. 1092
- Edm rights:
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- No Known Copyright
- Range label:
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- Main Structure
- Photograph
- Title page
- April 12, 1849
- May 1849
- June 1849
- July 1849
- Aug. 1849
- Sept. 1849
- Oct. 1849
- Nov. 1849
- Dec. 1849
- Creator:
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- Violette, M. A.
- Author:
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- Violette, M. A.
- Provenance:
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- Bookplate of Philip Ashton Rollins.
- Former owner:
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- Rollins, Philip Ashton, 1869-1950
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