Item Detail
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Vault MSS 75
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Appleton Milo Harmon Diaries, Vol. 1
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Overland Trails - Diaries
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Harmon, Appleton Milo
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1849-1850
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Volume 1 describes Harmon'soverland journeys in 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850. Harmon traveled from Nebraska to the Upper Platte Ferry (1847), from Nebraska to Salt Lake City (1848), from Salt Lake City to the UpperPlatte Ferry (1849), and from Salt Lake City to the East Coast to serve a mission to England (1850). Harmon writes about weather, Indian encounters, and the nature of the trail.