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Matilda Deed's Diary

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Apr 252 min read

Johnson's Ranch, Yuba California February 30th, 1847

God heard my cries, my pleas, my prayers. We were saved. A relief party came to our camp, claiming they’d came from Sacramento. On...

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Apr 252 min read

Truckee Lake, California December 26th, 1846

On Christmas night, mother treated us with a wonderful surprise. Sister and I gathered under a blanket at mothers feet, watching as she...

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Truckee Lake, California December 16th, 1846

I’m scared, I miss my father and god won’t answer my prayers. The Grate family wants us dead, they refuse us food and water, nothing to...

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Truckee Lake, California November 3rd, 1846

Things are not going well. When we arrived to Truckee Lake, the snow was to my knees, and within an hour it was at my waist. We spent the...

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Truckee Meadows, Nevada October 26th, 1846

Hello again. It’s been a difficult few weeks. Death has taken a handful of our travelers now, some from disease, old age, and each other....

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