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year, direct from Manchester, Old England, and 

 had bought their little farm of 55 acres of a 

 back-woods-man who had cleared it, and was 

 glad to move further westward, for 3 dollars 

 an acre. They had a fine flock of little chil 

 dren, and pigs and poultry, and were cheerful 

 and happy, being confident that their industry 

 and economy would not be frustrated by visits 

 for tithes or taxes. 



900. June 23rd. See great quantities of tur 

 key-buzzards and thousands of pigeons. Came 

 to Pigeon Creek, about 230 miles below the 

 Falls, and stopped for the night at Evansville, 

 a town of nine months old, near the mouth of 

 it. We are now frequently met and passed by 

 large, fine steam-boats, plying up and down 

 the river. One went by us as we arrived here 

 which had left Shippingport only the evening 

 before. They go down the river at the rate of 

 10 miles an hour, and charge passengers 6 cents 

 a mile, boarding and lodging included. The 

 price is great, but the time is short. 



901. June 24th. Left Evansville. This little 

 place is rapidly increasing, and promises to be 

 a town of considerable trade. It is situated at 

 a spot which seems likely to become a port for 

 shipping to Princeton and a pretty large dis 

 trict of Indiana. I find that the land specula 

 tors have made entry of the most eligible 



