Diary of Benjamin Bennett Briggs, 1849 (22927)

Diary of Benjamin Bennett Briggs, 1849
Diary of La Crescenta, California, pioneer Benjamin Bennett Briggs, 1849. Diary kept by Benjamin Bennett Briggs during his travels from Sharon, Ohio to Yuba City, California from March through December of 1849. Briggs was accompanied by two of his brothers, John and George, as well as a neighbor, George Case. They set out with a wagon and a team of oxen, stopping in small towns or unsettled areas to camp. Briggs makes note of the weather and road conditions, food conditions, creek crossings, and health conditions of him and his companions. A major delay in their journey occurred near the end of July when Briggs was accidentally shot through the lung and was laid up for about a month while some of his party went on ahead. Briggs was "put into a wagon" through most of August but continued to travel and to record short notes in his diary. The last entry of the diary is for December 31, 1849, in which Briggs w rites, "Arrived at the Yuba pitched my tent there and [words erased]."
Author: Briggs, Benjamin, fl. 1873-1879
Legacy Record ID: rbm-m1148
Filename: rbm-briggs-diary-1849
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Coverage date: 1849
Part of collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection
Folder: 3
Type: texts
Part of subcollection: History
Publisher (of the Digital Version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Geographic Subject (State): California
Identifying Number: Dr. Benjamin Bennet Briggs family papers (coll. 0394). box 1, folder 3
Box: 1
Repository Name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Language: English
Rights: Public domain
Repository Address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place): La Crescenta
Contributing entity: University of Southern California
Date created: 1849
Format (aat): diaries
Series: 2. Personal papers
Repository Email: [email protected]
Geographic Subject (Country): USA