James Manuel Puckett, Jr. manuscript for Experience of a Frontier Traveler, 1965
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Puckett, James Manuel, Jr.
- Date:
- 1965
- Extent:
- 1 folder(s)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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James Manuel Puckett, Jr. manuscript for Experience of a Frontier Traveler, ms513, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of a typescript summary of U.S. geologist, G. W. Featherstonaugh's trip from July 19 to August 17, 1835 taken from his A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, London, 1847. The summary, compiled by James M. Puckett in 1965, details Featherstonaugh's voyage from Decatur, Alabama along the Tennessee River and to Cherokee country.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Cherokee Indians.
Notes. - Names:
- Featherstonhaugh, George William, 1780-1866
- Places:
- Southern States -- Description and travel.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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James Manuel Puckett, Jr. manuscript for Experience of a Frontier Traveler, ms513, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.