The Butterfield Overland Mail

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The Butterfield Overland Mail

Entry/Object ID

1984.10.2l

Description

First-hand account of travel on John Butterfield's Overland Mail Company's stage line, which ran between St. Louis, MO, and San Francisco between 1858-1861. The author was Waterman Ormsby, New York Herald correspondent, the only through passenger on the first westbound stage. There are no references to Napa County.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

1984.10

Source or Donor

Pond, Fred

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Stagecoach lines, Overland mail service, Emigrants, Railroads, Stagecoaches

Search Terms

Ormsby, Waterman Lily, Butterfield, John, Butterfield Overland Mail, Stagecoach lines, Overland mail service, Emigrants, Emigrant parties, Indians, Railroads, Postmaster General, San Francisco, Stagecoaches

Book Details

Author

Waterman L. Ormsby; Lyle H. Wright and Josephine M. Bynum, eds.

Place Published

Location

San Marino, CA

Date Published

1857 - 1861

Call No.

Pond 917.8 Orm

Notes

Date: 1942 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: Pond 917.8 Orm

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ormsby, Waterman Lily

Person or Organization

Butterfield, John

Create Date

June 4, 2011

Update Date

July 9, 2026