Jackson, Edward
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- 1849
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Native of Massachusetts. Gold prospector in the 1849 California gold rush. Jackson served in the Civil War and was a successful merchant.
Original manuscript available at Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, MSS SC 2493. 1 v. (86 p.)
Handwritten diary and typewritten transcript. The diary was transcribed by Jackson's sister, Marion Jackson Gilbert, in 1855. Jackson made the overland journey with mules from Independence, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Long and descriptive daily entries focus on the nature of the California trail, encounters with Indians, and the condition of forts along the way. Several outbreaks of cholera also occurred. Jackson stopped at Salt Lake City and attended Pioneer Day festivities. The diary includes a thorough description of Salt Lake City. The journal ends soon after Jackson's arrival in California, but he reports favorably on finding gold. Jackson returned to Massachusetts a year later. The end of the diary also includes a history of Jackson's ancestor, Timothy Jackson.
- Creator
Jackson, Edward, b. 1827
- Contributing Institution
- Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library
- Subjects
- California National Historic Trail
Jackson, Edward, b. 1827
Jackson, Edward, b. 1827--Diaries
Gold miners--California--Diaries
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--19th century
Dakota Indians
Ute Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Shawnee Indians
Indians of North America
Oregon National Historic Trail
Fort Kearny (Neb.)
Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)
Sacramento (Calif.)
Humboldt River (Nev.)
Truckee River (Calif. and Nev.)
Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
South Pass (Wyo.)
Fort Hall (Idaho : Fort)
Salt Lake City (Utah)
Overland journeys to the Pacific
West (U.S.)--Description and travel - Location
- Oregon National Historic Trail
Fort Kearny (Neb.)
Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)
Sacramento (Calif.)
Humboldt River (Nev.)
Truckee River (Calif. and Nev.)
Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
South Pass (Wyo.)
Fort Hall (Idaho : Fort)
California National Historic Trail
Salt Lake City (Utah)
West (U.S.)--Description and travel - Format
- Unknown
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002
- Chicago citation style
- Jackson, Edward, b. 1827. Jackson, Edward. 1849. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://utah-primoprod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=digcoll_byu_12Diaries/4248&context=L&vid=MWDL. (Accessed April 17, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Jackson, Edward, b. 1827, (1849) Jackson, Edward. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://utah-primoprod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=digcoll_byu_12Diaries/4248&context=L&vid=MWDL
- MLA citation style
- Jackson, Edward, b. 1827. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://utah-primoprod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=digcoll_byu_12Diaries/4248&context=L&vid=MWDL>.