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Josiah Osborne Daybook, 1833-1876
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Osborne, Josiah
- Title
- Josiah Osborne Daybook
- Dates
- 1833-1876 (inclusive)18331876
- Quantity
- 0.6 linear feet, (1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.512
- Summary
- The Josiah Osborn Daybook contains a daybook kept by Josiah Osborne from 1833 to 1876.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Josiah Osborne was born May 1, 1809, in South Britain, Connecticut. He travelled from Illinois to Oregon with his wife and three children. The Osborne family survived the Whitman Incident, which occurred during their 1847 visit to the Whitman Mission in Walla Walla, Washington, by hiding under the floorboards of the Mission. Josiah Osborne died on October 19, 1880, at the age of 71.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Josiah Osborn Daybook contains a daybook kept by Josiah Osborne from 1833 to 1876. It documents the life of an Oregon Trail pioneer who survived the Whitman Incident at the Whitman Mission in Walla Walla, Washington. There are entries in the book from his time at the Whitman Mission.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life
Corporate Names
- Waiilatpu Mission (Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Oregon National Historic Trail--Description and travel
Henry Adams
2018
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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