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Halliday Jackson's Journal, 1806

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our journey many al settlements we have passed thr have not saw one Indian the Last intoxicated with Liquor -- 24th Breakfasted by invitation with Joseph Ellicott who promis'd to send on a Surveyor in a few days to run of the Farm at Tunesassa. He took us up stairs to see a curious Clock of his Fathers invention - which stood in the Center of a room - had 4 faces made several kinds of Music &; represented the Sun, Moon, Earth with several Planets performing their Annual &; Diannal revolutions at act periods as the move in the heavens - bout 8 Oclock we left Batavia takeing Jacob Taylor who had accompanied us traveling by way of Genesee Conesteo house, Newberry - Muncy Harrisburgh &; Lancaster 2 ne on the fourth of the 10th about noon haveing way 34 days and traveld putation about 820 Miles