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George Sherman journal of a voyage

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Description: This manuscript follows the travels of George Sherman, from New York to the Pacific coast by way of Panama, during the years 1849-1853, and aboard the ships John L. Stephens and Oregon. This account was written after 1881.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849-1853.
Call number: mssHM 2178
Creator: Sherman, George(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from P.K. Foley, date unknown.
Dimensions: 31 cm :
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John Hovey journal of a voyage from Newburyport, Mass. to San Francisco, Cal

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This journal follows the travels of John Hovey from Massachusetts to California. He departs from Newburyport aboard the vessel Charlott on January 23, 1849; a manifest of crew and passengers is included on pages one and two. Much of the seagoing details are concerned with the weather. The ship reached port on July 23, 1849. He journeyed along the Sacramento River and Mokelumne River with his companions, searching for gold. He was involved with separate disputes over claims with miners from Chile and France (see also HM 4384-4385 which are transcripts of these entries removed from this volume). Hovey departs California by ship on May 30, 1851. Bound volume, with many color illustrations.

mssHM 322

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Journal

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The collection contains J. Goldsborough Bruff's oversize revised version of his journal (c. 1853) which documents his journey across the American plains in 1849 by way of Lassen's Trail. Also included in the collection are 264 drawings of scenes from his overland journey, of various places he visited in California, and of his sea voyage to the Eastern United States via Mexico and Panama. Many of Bruff's drawings are in pencil, but thirty-eight of them were drawn with pastels and are in color.

mssHM 8044

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J. Goldsborough Bruff journal and drawings

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mssHM 8044

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Documents, journals, diaries

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This box contains: Account records, bills, invoices, 1853-1905 Government documents, 1849-1894 Journal of a trip to the American South by John Martin Vincent, 1846-1849 Journal of a trip to Italy by Phebe (Martin) Vincent, 1881 Pocket diaries of John Martin Vincent, 1853, 1856 Pocket diaries of Phebe (Martin) Vincent, 1854-1880 Receipts, checks, 1847-1894 Telegrams

VT 3951-3963

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Sherman Fung photograph collection

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This small group of items include 52 photographs of Y.C. Hong and other members of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, including Kenneth Y. Fung. In one series of photographs, the group is up at Mt. Lowe. Also included are family photographs of Y.C. Hong and his children, and 12 photographs of San Francisco, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. There are also two handwritten notes, presumably by Sherman Fung, about some of the photographs. Some of the items are photographic postcards.

mssFungs

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Sherman Fung photograph collection

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This small group of items include 52 photographs of Kenneth Y. Fung, Y. C. Hong, president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, and other members of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. In one series of photographs, the group is up at Mt. Lowe. Also included are family photographs of Y.C. Hong and his children, and 12 photographs of San Francisco, and the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. There are also two handwritten notes, presumably by Sherman Fung, about some of the photographs. Some of the items are photographic postcards.

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George Sherman journal of a voyage

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