Oregon-California Trails Association | Biddle, B. R. and Charles Maltby

Biddle, B. R. and Charles Maltby – 1849

Merrill J. Mattes Collection·

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12 typed pages

Series of articles “From the Plains” by B. R. Biddle in the Illinois Daily Journal [Springfield, Illinois]

Printed June 6, 8 and December 4-7, 1849

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one typed page

Letter of Charles Maltby in the Illinois Daily Journal [Springfield, Illinois]

Printed June 25, 1849

The collection was begun in 1991 by the late Merrill J. Mattes, a co-founder of the Oregon-California Trails Association. That original nucleus was a result of a generous donation from Merrill and reflected his many years as an award-winning National Park Service historian and also included works of his own authorship. The collection is housed at the national Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri. Here, you have access to many of the original trail diaries he collected in digital form.