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James Oliverson diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2/0847

Summary

Two small notebooks. The first, "A Journal From the River Platt to California Keep by James Oliverson," covers one month of a wagon trip, but gives no year. The second notebook, "Diary of James Oliverson," covers the period 1880-1882. Collection includes the originals, transcripts, and photocopies.

Dates

  • Creation: [1847-1882]

Biographical Note

James Oliverson went west in the late 1840s or early 1850s. By 1870, he was a property owned in Franklin, Idaho. In 1880-1882, he worked at a lumber yeard in Red Rock, Montana, and had a family in Franklin.

Extent

2 Items (1 folder. )

Language of Materials

English

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Topical

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

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