Finding aid of the Menefee, Arthur M Diary C058769
Society of California Pioneers
November 17, 2015
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Title: Menefee, Arthur M Diary
Identifier/Call Number: C058769
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
1 leather bound diary, handwritten in ink, 1st 73 pages are the diary the balance of the journey used as an account book
Date: May 13, 1857 to Oct 15, 1857
Abstract: This diary is a handwritten daily record of a wagon journey from Rall Co, Missouri to Carson City, Nevada in 1847. Arthur
Menefee was the captain of the wagon train on a journey that took 5 months. He was ill most of the trip and died in Carson
City in 1858. The diary provides few references to other people on the trip; it is primarily focused on a daily description
of the trail conditions, distance traveled, weather and wood, grass and water at each camp. There is a typed transcription
of the Diary in the Society of California Pioneers Biography File
creator:
Menefee, Arthur M.
This diary is a handwritten daily record of a wagon journey from Rall Co, Missouri to Carson City, Nevada in 1847. Arthur
Menefee was the captain of the wagon train on a journey that took 5 months. He was ill most of the trip and died in Carson
City in 1858. The diary provides few references to other people on the trip; it is primarily focused on a daily description
of the trail conditions, distance traveled, weather and wood, grass and water at each camp.
There is a typed transcription of the Diary in the Society of California Pioneers Biography File
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research
There are no restrictions on access
Menefee, Arthur M Diary, Society of California Pioneers
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of R. C. Hennigan, 1932
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers
Related Archival Materials note
A typed transcript of the Diary with a background note from the donor, RC Hennigan is in the Biography File of the Society
of California Pioneers
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wolfe, Geniveve Menefee
Journeys to the Pacific Coast
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneers--California--History--19th century