F 123 .G70 Copy 1 MEMORANDUM OF A JOURNEY FROM HARTFORD TO NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURN IN 1828 ALSO HARTFORD TO MENDON N Y. IN 1 82 I VIN"EI.AWD IT. J. f — — MEMORANDUM OF A JOURNEY FROM HARTFORD TO NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURN IN 1828 AI^SO HARTFORD TO MENDON IN I 82 I Priuted from the original manuscript in the possession of FRANK D. ANDREWS Vineland New Jersey 1909 r^' \''i''^ PREFACE Although the manuscripts from wh'ch the following pages are printed have no name attatched, they are in the handwriting of Nathaniel Goodwin, of Hartford, Conn , who it is supposed made the journey's at the dates mentioned. The manuscripts are printed with the hope they may prove of value to some one inter- ested in the history of the past. Nathaniel Goodwin was born in Hartford. Connecticut. March 5, 1782 In his y )uth he learned the printers trade, he also taught school and was a land-surveyor. He was treasurer of the city of Hartford for a num- ber of years. He became interested in the subject of genealogy and collected material for family histories which have been publish- ed. He died at Hartford, May 29, 1855. A Journey From Hartford To Niagara Falls In 1828. Monday Au^^ust 25. 1828, I left hom^. for the State of New York. Monday night, 12 o'clock reached Pitts- field, — company in the stage — a young lady and gentleman, bound to Ohio, and a lady with an infant child to Pittsfield. Tuesday, 26. Lebonon Springs to break- fast, took in at. the Springs, a gentleman his wife and 2 daughters for Albany, Reached Albany at 2 P. M. Wednesday 27. went to Schenectady, dined there, took the packet boat after din- ner for Utica Thursday 28, about 3 P. M. took tea at Canal coffee house, a great com. panyat table, and left at 7 P. M At 12 at night came on board 2 stage loads of pas- sengers from Utica, amongst them Mr. Peck, Mrs. Peck and Miss Barnes, for Rochester, A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN I 828 O Saturday 30, 4 o'clock left the boat at Pittsforda few miles out of Rochester. Stop't at Acres inn, where tarried during the Sab- bath 31 St. Sunday evening were called for by Judge Barnard of Mendon. Spent Monday ist. Sept. with him and family, and on Tuesday the 2d, about 1 1 accompanied by Mr. & Mrs. Barnard took a packet boat at Pittsford, and proceeded west. Reached Rochester in the evening of the same day, Wednesday 3d, 12 at night reached Buf- falo. Thursday morning 4th went to Ea^le tavern, tarried to breakfast and dinner, after- noon rode to Niagara Falls and took lodg- ngs at Forsyth's at 7 evening. Present* parties from New York, Canada and Wash- ington City. Mr. Wirt and 2 daughters, Friday 5th visited the deep cut in the VVelland can;.«l. Viewed the falls, went to the American side, on to Goat Island, paper mill, bones of the natives, impression of a bears foot on a stone. A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN I 828 7 Saturday 6th, Left Forsyth's for Lockport passed In sight of the ground on which was fought the battle of Niagara Qeenstown, Brock's monument, crosst^d the Niagara at Queenstown, reached Lockport to dine. Had for stage company a Mr. Williams of Pennsylvania. Left Judge Barnard and wife at Lockport and proceeded east in the Cana packet at about 2 P. M. Sunday morning about 7 o'clock reached Rochester, where spent the Sabbath, attend- ed the Episcopal Church, staid at the Roch- ester House, kept by Mr. Noyse formerly of Stonington, Conn. D. D. Barnard and & Lady, Mr. Talmam & Lady. Mr. & Mrs- Peck, George Terry, Messrs Barnard and Robblns, Miss Perkins, Mr. & Mrs. Bls;ell, Mr, Thompson. Monday 8th. contlimed i.i Rochester, eve- ning arrived Mr and Mrs. Barnard. Tues- day morning 9th, left in the stage for Pitts - ford, which place reached about 1 1 o'clock 8 A JOURNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 1S2S and parted\vith Mr. & Mrs. Barnard, Acres, Hopkins. Same day about 1 2 t(>ok the Packet boat. Passengers Mr. ts: Mrs Tal- man came on board, during tlie passage, Mrs. Wright of Syracuse. Wednesday loth, noon reached Syracuse where Mr. & Mrs. Tahn ui lefc. Cam i on board the Canada parties whom we had seen at the Falls. Thursday morning i ith. about S reached Utica where were joined by sundry oth r- amongst whom were Mr. Devveit and son of Albany. Friday morning 12th. about 8 reached Schenectady, took breakfast •iit the ho el Judges Thompson & Duer, many strangers, after breakfast, to Albany, which reached about 1 1 A. M. Dined, aid iit 3 left in a coachee and rode 1 s mihs on the stao^e rout toward home, and stop't fo ■ the night at Tobias inn in Chatham. Mrs. Tobias daughter in law, Miss Van Vol Vanbergh, niece to Mrs. Tobias. TRNEY TO NIAGARA FALLS IN 1 828 9 Salurilay morninLj 13th. about 6 took the • ^e. which had then arrived from Albany, aiul rcacheil homir about 10 V. M. Hartford To Mendon And Return There has been preserved the memoran- dum of a trip to Mendon, N. Y , the home of Mr. Barnard, where after a short sojourn the return was made. As the names of the tavern-keepers are given it may be of inter- est to insert it here. Thursday 6 Sept. in the morning left Hart- ford, for Mendon. New Hartford, Seymour, dined, 20m. Canaan, Pease lodged 18 Friday 7 Sept. Sheffield Ensign breakfast 9 Greenbush Younghanse, lodged 35 Saturday 8 Sept. Albany Skinner. breakfast. 9 Schenectady. 1 5 Amsterdam, Groats. 15 Sunday 9 Sept. Johnstown, Conyne, breakfast i i Manheim, at the bridge over h^ast Canada Creek, Mason, lod^e 22 breakfast ID lodge — 24 breakfast. 12 lodge 27 IIAKTFORD TO MENDOX AND RETURN 182I II Monday 10 Sept. Little fails, Myers, Whites boroutrh I uesda\' i i Sept. Vernon. I, Dyer, Salina, Corset. Wednesday, i 2 l^rockway, l)reakfast. 6 Seneca falls. Erwin, to lodge 28 Thursday, 13. Geneva — breakfast 14 East Blooinfield. Carter. lodge — 25 Frida)- 14. Arrived at Mr. Barnard about I I HI tlu^ morning. 1 1 1 I Returning Tuesday 25 Sept. 1821. Left Canandugua, Coe, lodge 14 Wednesday, 26 I^helps, Beall, breakfast. 1 5 Auburn, Coe, lodge 25 12 HARTFORD TO xMENDON AND RETURN 182I Thursday, 27, Skeneateles Lake, breakfast. 6 Pompey, Morley, lodge, about 35 Friday, 28. Sangerfield. North to lodge 34 Saturday 29. Winfield. Pendergrass, breakfast, 12 Sharon Butler, lodge 29 Sunday, 30. Schorarie, Huntington, breakfast 10 Germans, Guilderland. lodge 2 1 Monday, October, 1 Skinners Albany breakfast 14 Tuesday 2. Greenbush, Younghanse, breakfast 9 Barrington — to sleep 29 Wednesday, 3. m Sheffield Dewey, breakfast i i Marshal lodge — 3 5 Thursday, 4. Home Q 308 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 107 415 5 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ^ 014 107 415 5 If ,m *!. m ? I %. M"l «-4 .«!