Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.

Discusses Major Gates' son, comments on the law requiring giving arms to the militia, and mentions Colonel George Washington twice.

Typescript copy of Nourse's account of a journey to Kentucky from Virginia. Also includes typescript copy of excerpts from the diary of James Nourse, Jr. (ca. 1779).

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