^gg Cincimnati SorticulturaX^^^ 



c^e/ c^'oMwe ot some lon^ e^^ ^nn^er wty the workmen 



Bee a common plain loofang "^'^ ^^ J^^lind the "cHp" fas- 

 neglected to olea. away ^^^^ ^f'^:^:^^^::^.., .l.y fastened. 



tened there by ^/"'^ ' ^"^ ^^^^'^ Ime attached, by which token 

 Directly we see Secretary Grahams nam ; gome inter- 



ne feel assured that ^^^^f>^'^l)^ ZIL Enough, this 

 esting event or important ^'^^^'^'^'^J^^-J^X^ Ure corner-tree, 

 <.ehip" betokens both; for it is a ""^^^^T.. .v.A..\ by Daniel 

 at the forks of Licking, Kentucky Tb.s u-e w .^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^_ 

 Boone with his "tomhawk m 1782, and „,,.t,ee of his 



it became necessary some years --> ^^ f ^^ l,,,^ Soone when 

 claim. An old pioneer was founc who had been 

 the tree was marked, and who -coUected ^, J-*. - - Jl .^ ^,^ 

 „p„„ it externally, it was sugges^o cut ;. ,^^^^^^^ ^.^^ 



which being carefully done, the --^- ^^^^^^^^ f„^ ,843 



s«,,y-o,..2,»rs of grov^A o.er '' f ^ ^^.^^y „ t^„, ,„t,tenticated, 



«^^^'^ -^llXr^^i- "cel i was\e means of settling 



was received by the court, ^ ^ ^, «-,irvpv 



the land claims of Kentucky under Boone s™. ^^^^^ .^ 



Hard by, and ^'- -' ^'wriook^t H ; H -«- - ^-^'^ 

 somebody's old acc.unt-book. ^^^ '««>;;" „ „ „u,„ time-hand- 

 presented as a good specimen f ''»°'^7'P'"=. „^^, footings nnblot- 

 writing clear and bold, figures large and ""^^^^f^^/^^^^^a Aug. 

 L and accurate. But the entries ;--— «!" Ag-, " To 



,,, ,780, .' ro e.,e,.. .0 ^ij^ ^ ^:^'^ ]u FrU flee, 



expenses of visit to Count de Gasse^^ ~ J ^„^ t,. 



,0 arrange plan of operates! «« ^^ -T";; G.OKa'. AYashi.o- 



liold we are reading the Account-Book kept oy 



TON during the R^-l-'-^^^f"^ f,n „pon this item-" Credit ^ 

 Turning over to page 34 « ^^^ J „ y,^,^ ,,^ ,,„„^, « ^j, 



casA, 133p<„m* 6 sh^s ^'"'t'^'l^n find no eUr.e of it a^ai^st 

 account as a creMt to tke pM^ ^^M^ «- /'»-" -*■ ^"' 

 ^e « a«^/ 0/ (A<^ P-'ife'' f «^' f 1 Lv« (0 i».»«« or U injured I" 

 ,,U a coW. .e «--f --^^^ J^';"l":,t:r;:h Less of thlt Great 

 As we read this simple exhibit of the „reat tr Washing- 



Man's character, our heart grew big -*f ^ *«;°^;^j ted in 



ton was wholly our own; and -/"J^^ ^^J^ l^'t of public 

 .any instances of f-^^^J^^^^^l 7/^ .W., published 

 Officers in more modern days! ^'"' 7? ' J, euriosity ; and Mr. 

 under an order of Congress, is a rare and valuable 



