Diary, 1928, of trips to Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC
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Notes relating to the Canal Hauling 7 Transpots Mass [illegible] from [illegible] Anne 7 (copper Societie) West New 19, 1884 Boat drawn by one horse boat can go 16 & 30 tons Freight boats 2 1/2 miles An hour Passenger boats 4 miles Tace 110 ga a dollar a mile Per Chm Boston to Lowell 15 hours Booth 12 hours Usual rates 1 to 2 dollars per Ton Boston to Lowell 27 miles To Rocks & Acquidicks 50 bales Dance Wobled and by Parker the Timber come Lake Winnipesaukee, which was thought to be one of the Two thousand 5 million feet