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Page 15
... traveling thro ' better land , crossed it again and continued up 5 miles to a canebrake ; here I encamped . In my neighbourhood were some camps of packhorsemen , waiting for the return of the goods from Charleston . The BENJAMIN HAWKINS 15.
... traveling thro ' better land , crossed it again and continued up 5 miles to a canebrake ; here I encamped . In my neighbourhood were some camps of packhorsemen , waiting for the return of the goods from Charleston . The BENJAMIN HAWKINS 15.
Page 16
... encamped the remainder of the packhorsemen , with 60 or 70 horses . There passed me this day from Etowwah , 10 horses ... encamp . The Chattahoochee runs W. -The lands are good in the valeys , the timber large , the cane abundant , about ...
... encamped the remainder of the packhorsemen , with 60 or 70 horses . There passed me this day from Etowwah , 10 horses ... encamp . The Chattahoochee runs W. -The lands are good in the valeys , the timber large , the cane abundant , about ...
Page 17
... encamp on the margin of a creek runing to the left , 10 feet wide ; the lands rich , the cane small but excellent for food , but not abundant . 28th . Sat out at sun rise W .; in two miles cross a river 60 feet wide which I suppose to ...
... encamp on the margin of a creek runing to the left , 10 feet wide ; the lands rich , the cane small but excellent for food , but not abundant . 28th . Sat out at sun rise W .; in two miles cross a river 60 feet wide which I suppose to ...
Page 19
... encamp altho ' I was out of provisions , and the Indian women unable to afford me any . The distance between here and Etowwah is said to be one day's ride , and from here to Pine Log 3 hours . Bashel Pettit who spoke to a halfbreed ...
... encamp altho ' I was out of provisions , and the Indian women unable to afford me any . The distance between here and Etowwah is said to be one day's ride , and from here to Pine Log 3 hours . Bashel Pettit who spoke to a halfbreed ...
Page 25
... encamped . The branches are a mile and an half apart , and I went half a mile down it , the reed abundant , the whole length , but ruined by a recent burning of the woods , except at the place where I halted . My guides spoke their ...
... encamped . The branches are a mile and an half apart , and I went half a mile down it , the reed abundant , the whole length , but ruined by a recent burning of the woods , except at the place where I halted . My guides spoke their ...
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