The Autobiography of Alvin A. Coffey
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The Autobiography of Alvin A. Coffey
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Alvin Coffey left one of the only African American accounts of an overland journey and he was a slave at the time. Article includes a short biography of Coffey as found in "Pioneers of Negro Origin in California" by Sue Bailey, a piece called "Blacks and the Gold Rush" by Will Bagley, as well as Coffey's reminiscences. Includes picture of Coffey.
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2002
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Overland Journal
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Coffey crossed the Missouri River at Saint Joseph, Savanna Landing. He notes the cholera problem of 1849 in his account.
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Periodicals
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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