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The journal appears to be a transcription, into journal form, of the letters sent by Sumner to his family. An (empty) envelope included bears the title "Letters from Uncle Cyrus" in what appears to be the same hand as the transcription. Describes an overland journey from Grimsby, Ontario to above Sutter's Fort on the Bear River in California. Written in epistolary form to the author's brothers and sisters. Relates encounters with other travelers, Indians, military troops, Mormons, and Donner Party survivors, and details of daily life on the trail and in the gold fields. Portolio 1 contains a typewritten transcription.

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Title
Copy of C. Sumner's journal to California in 1849 : ms.
Creator
Sumner, Cyrus, creator
Published
1849
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 91/25 c, Volume 1
Subject (Person)
Sumner, Cyrus
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Gold miners
Canadians
Donner Party
Geographic Coverage
California
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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