Inventory of the John Forsyth Diary, 1861

Collection Number 1116


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
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Collection Overview
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Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Forsyth, John, fl. 1861.
Title
John Forsyth Diary, 1861.
Call Number
1116
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume
Abstract
Microfilm of diary of John Forsyth of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., kept on a wagon journey from Denver, Colo., to his home, 23 July-30 August 1861. Forsyth described the flora, fauna, farms, and towns he observed on the trip, following a route along the Platte River into Nebraska across the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, Neb., into southern Iowa, across the Mississippi River at New Boston, Ill., and then to Aledo, Ill.


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Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the John Forsyth Diary, #1116, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Colorado--Description and travel.
Forsyth, John, fl. 1861.
Iowa--Description and travel.
Nebraska--Description and travel.
Platte River Valley (Neb.)--Description and travel.
Travelers--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
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Collection Overview

Microfilm of diary of John Forsyth of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., kept on a wagon journey from Denver, Colo., to his home, 23 July-30 August 1861. Forsyth described the flora, fauna, farms, and towns he observed on the trip, following a route along the Platte River into Nebraska across the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, Neb., into southern Iowa, across the Mississippi River at New Boston, Ill., and then to Aledo, Ill.