James Sweeney Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1041
Scope and Contents
Donor letter, and typed reminiscence "Narrative of James Sweeney," (12 leaves), as related to J. Ross Mackenzie (dated June 1, 1921), concerning Mr. Sweeney's life in the 5th U.S. Army in the 1850s and gold prospecting in Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Includes mention of the Mountain Meadows massacre, army duty in Texas, Florida, and Utah, pioneer wagon trains, rationing food, freight hauling in Nebraska, Wyoming, and S.D.
Dates
- 1921, 1960
Creator
- Sweeney, James, 1838-1925. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Born in County Sligo, Ireland, immigrated to America in 1846. He enlisted in the 5th U.S. Infantry, prospected for gold in Idaho, hauled freight between Cheyenne, Wyo., Sidney, Neb., and Deadwood, S.D. Settled in Foster County, N.D. in 1883. Died May 22, 1925.
Extent
2 Items (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Donor letter, and typed reminiscence "Narrative of James Sweeney," (12 leaves), as related to J. Ross Mackenzie (dated June 1, 1921), concerning Mr. Sweeney's life in the 5th U.S. Army in the 1850s and gold prospecting in Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Includes mention of the Mountain Meadows massacre, army duty in Texas, Florida, and Utah, pioneer wagon trains, rationing food, freight hauling in Nebraska, Wyoming, and S.D.
Provenance
Donated by Ralph Miller on November 3, 1960 (Acc. 1041).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Carrington (N.D.)
- Foster County (N.D.)
- Freight and freightage -- Nebraska.
- Freight and freightage -- South Dakota.
- Freight and freightage -- Wyoming.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Idaho.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Utah.
- Gold mines and mining -- Idaho.
- Irish Americans -- North Dakota.
- Manuscripts.
- Miners -- Idaho.
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857.
- Narratives.
- Reminiscences.
- Soldiers -- Florida.
- Soldiers -- Utah.
- Sweeney, James, 1838-1925.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th.
Creator
- Sweeney, James, 1838-1925. (Person)
- Mackenzie, J. Ross. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the James Sweeney Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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3551 7th Avenue North
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