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Yukon -- Description and travel

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Cornell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2136
Abstract

Papers of the Cornell family and related families, including family correspondence; letters from Bertrand Cornell (died 1852) describing his journey to Oregon; and letters and newspaper articles by Wilbur F. Cornell (1841-1911) describing Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Methodist minister William Cornell (1812-1891) and his cousin Bertrand Cornell emigrated to Oregon in 1852; Bertrand died soon after the journey. William Cornell brought his family to Oregon in 1854.

Dates: circa 1848-1941