Josiah Osborne Daybook
Scope and Contents
The Josiah Osborn Daybook contains a daybook kept by Josiah Osborne from 1833 to 1876. It documents the life of an Oregon Trail pioneer who survived the Whitman Incident at the Whitman Mission in Walla Walla, Washington. There are entries in the book from his time at the Whitman Mission.
Dates
- 1833-1876
Creator
- Osborne, Josiah (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Josiah Osborne was born May 1, 1809, in South Britain, Connecticut. He travelled from Illinois to Oregon with his wife and three children. The Osborne family survived the Whitman Incident, which occurred during their 1847 visit to the Whitman Mission in Walla Walla, Washington, by hiding under the floorboards of the Mission. Josiah Osborne died on October 19, 1880, at the age of 71.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Josiah Osborn Daybook contains a daybook kept by Josiah Osborne from 1833 to 1876.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Nancy Osborne Jacobs.
Creator
- Osborne, Josiah (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Josiah Osborne Daybook
- Author
- Henry Adams
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository