Chapter II 



OTHER EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ACCOUNTS: THE 

 ENGLISH PERIOD 



1750 



KALM, PETER. A letter from Mr. Kalm, a gentleman of Sweden, 1750 

 now on his travels in America, to his friend in Philadelphia, containing Kalm 

 a particular account of the great fall of Niagara, September 2, 1 750. 

 (Gentleman's mag., Jan., 1 75 1 . 21:15-19.) 



A letter from Mr. Kalm, a Swedish gentleman, late on his travels 

 in America, to his friend in Philadelphia; containing a particular account 

 of the great fall of Niagara. Under date of Albany, Sep. 2, 1 750. 

 (Dodsley's ann. reg. 4th ed. t Lond.: J. Dodsley, 1765. 2:388-94.) 



KALM, PETER. A letter from Mr. Kalm, a gentleman of Sweden, 

 now on his travels in America, to his friend in Philadelphia, containing 

 a particular account of the great fall of Niagara. (In Bartram, John, 

 Observations on the inhabitants, climate, soil, rivers, productions, animals, 

 and other matters worthy of notice. . . . Lond. : Whiston and 

 White. 1751. Pp. 79-94.) 



Sir, Albany, Sep. 2, 1750. 



After a pretty long journey made in a short time, I am 

 come back to this town. You may remember, that when I 

 took my leave of you, I told you, I would this summer, if time 

 permitted, take a view of Niagara Fall, esteemed one of the 

 greatest curiosities in the World. When I came last year from 

 Quebec, you enquir'd of me several particulars concerning this 

 fall; and I told you what I heard of it in Canada, from several 

 French gentlemen who had been there : but this was still all hear- 

 say; I could not assure you of the truth of it, because I had not 

 then seen it myself, and so it could not satisfy my own, much 

 less your curiosity. Now, since I have been on the spot, it is 



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