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Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Vol. 10, Hulme's Journal, Flower's Letters, Wood's ResidenceEntry/Object ID
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Early Western Travels 1748-1846 , Vol 10
1. Journal of a Tour in the West (Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois), in 1818. By Thomas Hulme.
Hulme, an Englishman, traveled the Pennsylvania Road to Pittsburgh, down the Ohio, and then to Illinois. His notes include useful observations on the route, people, prices and wages.
2. Letters from Lexington and the Illinois, containing an account of the English Settlement in the latter Territory, and a refutation of the mispresentations of Mr. Cobbett. By Richard Flower.
3. Letters from Illinois, 1920-21. By Richard Flower
Letters in reply to William Cobbett. an English Radical and pamphleteer. Flower immigrated to Illinois at age 63 to start a colony at Albion, IL, living there till his death. The letters describe America and the American character.
4. Two years' Residence in the Settlement on the English Prairie, in the Illinois Country, United States. By John Woods.
Woods was an English farmer seeking a home in the new world. Woods landed in Baltimore and traveled the National Road to Wheeling and then by flat boat on the Ohio to Shawneetown, IL, then walking overland to English Prairie, sending their baggage by way of the Wabash and tributaries. He purchased farm land and this essay describes his impressions of America and Americans.
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Hulme's Journal, 1818-10, Flower's Letters from Lexington and the Illinois, Flower's Letters from the Illinois,, Woods's Two Years' Residence, Illinois Territory, Diary, Illinois, Ohio, IndianaBook Details
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Thwaites, Reuben Gold, EditorPlace Published
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GlendaleState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1966Call No.
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Thomas HulmePerson or Organization
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Woods, John