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From William Clark’s 1809 Travel Journal – Virginia Trip – A second look
information from pages 68 & 69, 72 in the back of the ledger – these pages may have been compiled after the events of the journal itself
9th [Nov] Thursday Rogersville Co. Rogers 23 miles *[$]3.75, servents .12]
10th [Nov] Friday B. at a Mr. Armstrongs *[$]1.50], crossed the N. fork of Holston, stayed all night at Mr. Wm. Sniders at Kings Landing on Holston *[$]4.50 cakes $0.62] 26 miles
11th Novr. [1809] Breakfast at Mr. [possibly Mrs.] Earbis place *[($)1.75], stayed all night at Capt. Goodman’s *[Capt. Goodsons [($)3.25] 28 miles
12th [Nov] Breakfast at Col. John Prestons, passed thro’ Abbingdon, stayed all night at the brick house *[Mr. Carpenters ($)3.25, servants ($)0.25] – met Mr. Minor + his wife and [Miss] [Barber] 21 miles
13th [Nov] Breakfast at a house one mile [lack] of the 7 m[ile] ford *[Jacob (?) Coal one mile from 7 m. ford ($)1.50 apples + pie ($).25] – stayed all night at young Atkinses * young adkinsins ($) 4.62, grain at straw “.25 P[…]whisky grog “.62 To a man to p[itch … to Majr Prestons ($)1.”] 23 miles
*no dates at River Canhaway “ – 75 at Mjr (?) P. Levent (?)“ – 25
At Christians Burgh “- 50
At Roanoke ” – 25
At horse shoeing “- 75
*at young adkinses 13 November 1809 *To Capt Kents house
*Horses at Capt Kents Tavern
14th [Nov] passed through Wyth, staid all night at Majr. Kents a little off the main road, sent [Only] + [sevt] to his Tavern on the road 29 miles
15th [Nov] arrived at Majr Prestons late at night 25 miles
16th [Nov] at Majr Prestons – Mr. Ben Howard arrived late
17th [Nov] at Majr. Prestons – Mr. Ben Howard set out
18th [Nov] at Majr. Prestons
19th [Nov] at Majr. Prestons – Dr. Floyd arrived about sunset
20th [Nov] set out with Dr. + [Mrs] Floyd – crossed at Englishes Ferry – arrived at Christians Burgh – 12 miles […of Alliganey? … *English ferry Christiansburg 25 miles
21st [Nov] Grass covered with snow – met Col. Hancock, George / James Preston Capt. Poiyton [?] on the Turnpike – much joy – Col. H + George return and we stay all night at [Botts], at Forthingay 12 miles
22nd [Nor 1809] Wilson Lewis near Salom [near Salem, not New Salem] – children have hooping cough – “Tied a string around my childs nake [neck] to prevent his taking it” 15 miles
>23rd [Nov] arrived at Col. Hancocks [*Fincastle] at dusk – great joy 21 miles
24th 25th 26th 27 at Col. Hancocks
28th [Nov] dined at Mr. Gussens
29th [Nov] at Col. Hancocks
30th [Nov] at Mr. Lockharts Dined [possibly started to write Gussens – crossed out]
2d [Decr] [1809] at Col. Hancocks –“Col Hancock gave me in bank notes + silver $700 to have changed and sent to Gen. [Preston] of Richmon[d] with a letter”
3rd Decr [1809] [team] of 2 horses – Mr. [ ]Conkeys [*McConkeys $1.57] 21 miles
>4th Decr breakfast at Mr. Shields in Lexington [*1.25] (Consent – or Court? – Day) – proceeded on to Col. McDowells [*boy .25] [no mileage]
5th Decr Dined at Greenville [*1.25] – stayed all night at Mr. Blanks [*possibly Blacks ($)1.75] [no mileage]
6th [Decr] Breakfast at Rockfish Gap [*$1.12]– and “stay’d all night at Mrs. Marks Gov. Lewis mother, she was not at home”. The family much distressed – I shewed young Mr. Marks all the letters I had about his Brothers situation…” *[Mrs. Marks boy -50] [no mileage]
7th Decr 1809 Charlots ville Mr. Thos. Jefferson – ‘invited me to stay at his house + I went with him and remained all night. Spoke much on the afs [affairs] of Gov. Lewis +c +c +c *[Charlots ville .75, Mr. Jefferson boy -75] [no mileage]