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
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)