Sanford Daniel Reed Diary

Sanford Daniel Reed Diary, 1864 April 14-1864 April 29

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Reed, Sanford Daniel
Title: Sanford Daniel Reed Diary
Dates: 1864 April 14-1864 April 29
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Quantity: 1 item
Collection Number: Collection 2401, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary: The Sanford Daniel Reed Diary consists of brief daily notations of the wagon journey from Peoria, Illinois on April 14, 1864 and stops at Lawrence, Kansas on April 29, 1864. The diary describes rather the weather, road and camping conditions as he journeyed across southern Iowa and northwest Missouri.
Repository: Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Sanford Daniel Reed was an early Kansas pioneer who traveled from Peoria, Illinois in 1864 by wagon with his wife Vesta and daughter, Josie. He settled somewhere in Kansas where he and his wife had a son, Franklin, in 1868. Following Sanford's death and Josie's marriage to Stephen Howes of Gallatin County, Montana Territory, Vesta and Franklin moved to live with Howes. They appear in the 1880 census record. Franklin eventually married and had at least one daughter, Helen, who married Joseph L. Moore. Helen Reed Moore gave her grandfather's diary to Merrill G. Burlingame sometime in the 1960s.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Reed diary consists of brief daily notations of the wagon journey from Peoria, Illinois on April 14, 1864 and stops at Lawrence, Kansas on April 29, 1864. Reed does not mention any fellow travelers in the entries, describing rather the weather, road and camping conditions as he journeyed across southern Iowa and northwest Missouri. The route passed: Peoria and Galesburg, Illinois; Keosauqua, Bloomfield, and Centerville, Iowa; Eaglesville, Albany, St. Joseph, Missouri; Lawrence, Kansas. A handwritten transcription of the entries prepared by Burlingame accompanies the diary.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Diary created by Sanford Daniel Reed was originally donated with Collection 2245, the Merrill G. Burlingame Papers, in 1994 and was accessioned as a separate collection in 1999 due to a processing oversight.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 April 21

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Travelers-Middle West
Travelers-Middle West-Diaries

Geographical Names

Albany (Gentry County, Mo.)-Description and travel
Bloomfield (Iowa)-Description and travel
Centerville (Iowa)-Description and travel
Eagleville (Mo.)-Description and travel
Galesburg (Ill.)-Description and travel
Keosauqua (Iowa)-Description and travel
Lawrence (Kan.)-Description and travel
Middle West-Description and travel
Peoria (Ill.)-Description and travel
Saint Joseph (Mo.)-Description and travel

Form or Genre Terms

Travelers' writings, American-Middle West

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Burlingame, Merrill G. (Merrill Gildea), 1901-1994 (creator)

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