place called Fort Harmar, situate opposite Marietta on the right bank of the Muskingum river.[1] Dianthera americana.
The 20th we spent the day there.
The 21st, we passed by Little Kanhaway,[2] Belpré, and Belleville 34 Miles.
The 22nd we saw no settlements. Recognized Polymnia canadensis; Acer rubrum foliis inferne glaucis; Acer negundo, Acer saccharum, Acer foliis rugosis nervis sublanuginosis; Annona triloba, Pavia lutea, Platanus occidentalis.
The 23rd passed Great Kanhaway,[3] 4 miles before arriving at Galliapolis on the opposite bank.
The 23rd we arrived at the settlement of Galliapolis situate on the left bank of the Belle rivière. The houses are all built of squared logs merely notched at the ends instead of being Mortised (Log-house).[4]
The 24th remained over, visited doctor Petit who inspired me with the greatest respect by his good sense, his knowledge and his virtue. It seemed to me that humanity is the only thing that keeps him attached to that unfortu-
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- ↑ The site for Fort Harmar was chosen by Gen. Richard Butler (1785), on his journey to Cincinnati to make peace with the Miami Indians. A detachment under Major Doughty began building the fort-named in honor of Gen. Josiah Harmar—in the autumn of this year; its completion in 1786 afforded protection to the frontier inhabitants of Virginia. Two years later (1788), the Ohio Company of Associates—New England veterans of the Revolution—came out under the leadership of Gen. Rufus Putnam, and began the settlement of Marietta, "the Plymouth Rock of the West."—Ed.
- ↑ For the Little Kanawha, see Croghan's Journals, vol. i of this series, note 98.―Ed.
- ↑ For the Great Kanawha and its historical associations, see Croghan's Journals, vol. i of this series, note 101; also Thwaites, On the Storied Ohio.―Ed.
- ↑ For the history of this French settlement on the Ohio, see Journal of F. A. Michaux, post.―Ed.
