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Page 111 - March 4, 1840 - To Indiana

March the 4 . 1840 . Page 1. 11

Wed 4 Clear this morning the wind blew
hard I past Kirkville Mount ehy
Cumberland I past Collumbus at one
oclock my tole was 40 cts bill 87 cts
I got to Lafayette at dark I came 46
miles to day quite pleasant 1840

Thu 5 Clear this morning I came throug
Spring field at 11 oclock I got my
money at eanon I got to dalon at
dark my bill awas 75. tole 29 cts
I came 46 miles to day 1840

Fri 6 Clear this morning I started and
came to Eaton 24 miles off of daton
then to Richmond 16 mils I got
to the Indiana line at dark then I
came 4 miles further to richmond
My bill was 1. 37 cts I came 40 mils
the worst road I ever saw in my life

Sat 7 Clear this morning I started from
richmond and got to Shalells ville
and put up for the night My bill was
75. cts the road was quite muddy I
came 40 miles I got my hames at noon

Sun 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant
I started my bill was 87 cts I past
Indianapolis at four oclock I got 9
miles this side of it I got to a little
viledge the name of it was augusta
and put up the roads quite bad all
day I came 37 milss Harmon Lucas

Mon 9 Cloudy this morning but soon got clear
I got to kirklin at one oclock I got to
Jefferson at dark and put up quite
a bad road nind I tel you my bill
was 50 cts I road 38 miles to day
alas and did my saviour die or
did my sovren die a charge to keep
I have a god to glory fie 1840

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