Benjamin F. Gue diary (transcript)

Collection

Identifier: 1997-23

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

typescript of diary 1852-1855; (See IA State University for originals); describes trek west to Iowa in 1852;claiming land in Scott and Cedar Counties; crossing the frozen Mississippi River on foot; first train across Railroad bridge in 1854; farm life

Dates

Creation: 1852-1855

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