Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio
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Excerpt:November 17, 1836 ~ Thursday Nov 17th Went to Covington Crossed the Ohio River into Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & Webster who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & traiding in Books in company with Robert Smith. I Also saw the Dead & wounded carried from off the Steem Boat FLORA. 3 dead & 10 scalded by the bursting of her pipes Spent the night at Cincinnati ... -
Excerpt:why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us our names untill we left next morning distance 10 m July 20, 1843 ~ Thursday 20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson who was cradling wheat we went with him to his house he gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey we then walked back to the City of Cincinnati & we were weary with our Journey making 15 miles we had walked 14 mi July 21, 1843 ~ Friday 21 [FIGURE] ... -
Excerpt:Cincinnati is much of a place of business I sayw while there the Dead & wounded taken from the Flora caused by the bursting of the connecting pipes I took water at Cincinnati for Wellsville rising of 400 miles I also passed another boat that had run against a snag store her hull & sunk at Wellsville I took the stage to Kirtland 90 miles & whene I arived at Kirtland I was almost asstonished I at the alteration in the place since I was there in May 1834 for ... -
Excerpt:[upside-down text] & followed him & caught him in the River & cut his throut & broat him to shore passed big Sandy travled during the day & night to parkersburg at the mouth of the little penaugh [Kanawhah] River Distance of the day [in pencil] 162 = 17562 November 20, 1836 ~ Sunday 20th Sunday Travled from parkers burg f◊◊ri◊◊y 12 m from thence to Welsville During the day & night Capt. ^thomas^ Clark was in wheeling Virginia 187 miles ... -
Excerpt:the Willford heathe heathen the instance [sideways text] WW Willfo W W heathe [end of sideways text] [upside-down text] $5.00 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 4.00 + 3.00 + 2.00 = 25.00 + 33.00 + 6 = 64 S. 5 + 7 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 1 = 34 35 + 5 = 40 1.11 + 7 ct = 1.18 2nd 1.62 3 1.39 = 4.17 1217 + 2 to Welsville + 37 miles 456 ...