Diary of John Nevin King, March 1858-March 1859

• Main Author: King, John Nevin
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: xyz; Canada; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/20915

John Nevin King's diary documents his time serving on the Northwest Boundary Survey in Alaska in the late 1850s. The diary offers descriptions of the boundary project as well as depictions of life in Alaska. He discusses the land, ecology, and weather conditions. He also references the Native American and Russian populations living in Alaska during this time. John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) whose assignment was to define the boundary between the United States and British Canada. He lived in Sitka and Kodiak, Alaska for most of his time working on the survey, a territory that was recently been purchased from Russia. The collection includes scans from his diary as well as letters written to members of his family.