Oregon-California Trails Association | Pulsipher, John

Pulsipher, John – Pioneer Journal 1848

Merrill J. Mattes Collection·

“When we started I was so weak I could hardly walk a mile, but as we moved on my strength returned to me so I was able to drive a team all the way & do my share of herding & guarding & act as sergeant of the guard–as that office was put upon me.” ~ John Pulsifer

One page is a letter from Rob S. Campbell to John Pulsipher announcing that Pulsipher will preside over branches of the Latter Day Saints.
The remainder of the journal details his travels west.
20 Pages

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.