Richard Foote Blinn diary
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MMS-1646
Collection Overview
Abstract
Travel diary documenting trip of Richard Blinn, with his wife Clara and son Willie, from Perrysburg, Ohio to Sand Creek, Colorado along the Santa Fe Trail in 1868, with some additional entries describing the search by Richard for Clara after she was kidnapped by Indians and her later death at Washita after the battle there in November 1868.
Dates
- Creation: 1868-1869
Extent
1 Folders
1 Reels
Creator
- Blinn, Richard Foote, 1842-1873 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Resident of Perrysburg, Ohio, who briefly lived in the Colorado Territory.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is in the public domain.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
A microfilm version of the Richard Foote Blinn diary is also available.
Subject
- Blinn, Richard Foote, 1842-1873 (Person)
- Blinn, Clara, 1845-1868 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Foote Blinn diary
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: MMS-1634 to MMS-1651, Folder: MMS-1646 (Mixed Materials)
- Reel: MMS-1646 (Microform)