Notes by the camp fire : being a narrative of an overland journey from the United States to California in the year, 1849
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Holograph account of the Havilah Mining Association's overland journey from Fort Smith, Ark. to the gold regions of California. The association was composed of 34 men, of whom George F. Sniffen wrote the journal. The journal begins in March 1849 with the company making preparations for its journey and concludes in early January 1850 with Sniffen and a friend gaining passage on a ship in San Francisco to return to the eastern United States
- Creation Date
- 1849
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- Physical Description
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1 v. (68 leaves)
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Provenance: John B. Goodman, III
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Mms: 991000023969706535
- Custodial History
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Acquired 1991
- Cite This Work
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Cite as: George F. Sniffen. Journal. John B. Goodman Collection. Special Collections and Archives, UC San Diego Library
- Copyright
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Public domain (US)
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Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
- Last Modified
2024-07-20