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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | "A trip to California" |
| Archival Reference | LMC 1322 |
| Sub-collection | Ellison Manuscripts, 1790-1949 |
| Author | Stanislaus, Lasselle |
| Date | 6 Feb-24 Aug 1849 |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Contents | Day by day account of overland journey, encounters with Native Americans, hunting, trading, settlements, forts, Mexican and US troops treating with Comanches, journeys by water. Refers to reports of Gold in San Felipe, Mexico. |
| Sub-collection Information | The Ellison mss., 1790-1949, consist of materials compiled by Robert Spurrier Ellison, 1875-1945, oil producer. Ellison was from Casper, Wyoming, vice-president of Midwest Refining Company, and dedicated to preserving historic reminders of pioneer virtues.The collection includes correspondence, memorandum books, overland diaries, journals of travel by water, accounts of skirmishes with Indians, and transportation in the Far West. |
| Region | American Southwest, California & Mexico |
| Subjects | Travel and Transportation Military History Mexican-American War American Indians Indigenous Peoples Hunting Comanche Nation Commerce and Trade Settlers and Settlement Treaty River Steamboats Gambling Leisure, Entertainment and Social Life Land Speculation Migration Gold Rush |
| Places | California; Evansville; New York; Cairo; St. Louis; San Felipe; Baja; Mexico |
| People | Stanislaus, Lasselle Weirich, Thomas Buchanon, Milton Kelley, Phillip Turner, George W. |
| Themes | Exploration, Expeditions & Travel |
| Library | Lilly Library, Indiana University |
| Copyright | Lilly Library, Indiana University |