Cuthbert Harrison, Wheeling, Va. W. Va., to Leven Powell, Loudoun County, Virginia, 1785 June 22

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Identifier: id22988

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Cuthbert Harrison, Wheeling, Va. W. Va., to Leven Powell, Loudoun County, Virginia, 1785 June 22

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Scope and Contents

Gives a detailed account of his month-long journey westward with his family and others, especially traveling on the Monongahela River to Fort Pitt and further; Indians were unfavorable; the families fared well, and the wives "prove the greatest of Heroines"; hope to arrive in Ky. soon; is sending a Valuable horse in order for a "Negro woman" he left behind to be sent out as soon as possible.

Dates

Creation: 1785 June 22

Creator

From the Collection: Powell, Leven, 1737-1810 (Person)

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