Pringle Family Collection

Pringle Family Collection, 1853-1880

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Pringle family
Title: Pringle Family Collection
Dates: 1853-1880 (inclusive)
18531880
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number: WCMss.612
Summary: The Pringle Family Collection contains the Oregon Trail diary written by Virgil K. Pringle, land donation certificates, and homestead certificates. This collection, which dates from 1853 through 1880, also contains a deed records of the Pringle family.
Repository: 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: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Virgil K. Pringle was born in July 1804 in Harrington, Connecticut. He eventually moved to Missouri, where he married Pherne Brown. They had four children, O.M., Alfred, Cerilla, and Emma. Their first child, O.M., was born in 1832. In 1853, Virgil and his family began traveling to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. They settled in Salem, Oregon, where he lived until his death in 1887.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Pringle Family Collection contains the Oregon Trail diary written by Virgil K. Pringle, land donation certificates, and homestead certificates. This collection, which dates from 1853 through 1880, also contains deed records of the Pringle family.

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