Note 511 — Chapter IV · EMIGRATION. GROWTH OF THE RIVER TOWNS.
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Ibid., A journey from New Orleans up the Mississippi cost $90. Fearon, H. B., Journey, 337-338. Quoted from M. Birkbeck's letter of November 29, 1817.
Fordham, E. P., Travels, 59. The wagons from Baltimore to Pittsburg, made the journey of 240 miles in 16 days.
Fearon, H. B., Journey, 452-453.