The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777.

Image 1 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. THE JOURNAL OF NICHOLAS CRESSWELL

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Date: 1924

Image 2 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. At the Sign of THE CUPID AND LION THE JOURNAL OF NICHOLAS CRESSWELL HERNANDO DE SOTO by R. B. Cunninghame Graham THE MEMOIRS OF STEPHEN BURROUGHS TALKS WITH GERHART HAUPTMANN by Joseph...

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Date: 1924

Image 3 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell 1774–1777 LINCOLN MACVEAGH THE DIAL PRESS NEW YORK· MCMXXIV LC

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Date: 1924

Image 4 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. E163 C78 Copyright, 1924, by DIAL PRESS, INCORPORATED THE PLIMPTON PRESS NORWOOD·MASS·U·S·A NOV -1 '24 ©C1A15034

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Image 6 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS CRESSWELL

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Image 7 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. v FOREWORD NICHOLAS CRESSWELL, the Diarist, was the eldest son of Thomas Cresswell of Edale, a parish in the Peak of Derbyshire, which was formerly part of the Forest of High Peak,...

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Date: 1924

Image 8 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. vi of land with Giles Barber in Edale when it was disafforested. The original grant was from the Trustees of the Corporation of London. The Corporation had lent Charles I a large...

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Date: 1924

Image 9 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. vii at Wirksworth Parish Church, Derbyshire, about fourteen miles north of Derby, Mary, the youngest daughter, a co-heiress, of Samuel Mellor of Southsitch, Idridgehay, in the Parish of Wirksworth, in the County...

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Date: 1924

Image 10 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. viii also have at home the snowshoes and tomahawk which he possessed. Crowden-le-Booth passed to Nicholas Cresswell's eldest son, Robert, and on his death in 1862 it went to George Cresswell, who...

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Date: 1924

Image 11 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. ix CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. PREPARATIONS 1 II. THE VOYAGE—FIRST GLIMPSES 10 III. VIRGINIA—ILLNESS—BARBADOS 16 IV. VIRGINIA AGAIN—PROPOSED TRIP TO ILLINOIS 43 V. OVER HILL AND STREAM—THE KENTUCKY RIVER 62 VI. THE...

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Date: 1924

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Image 13 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. THE JOURNAL OF NICHOLAS CRESSWELL

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Date: 1924

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Image 15 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 1 The JOURNAL of NICHOLAS CRESSWELL 1774 – 1777 I PREPARATIONS EDALE — Tuesday, March 1st, 1774. I have been studying and deliberating for a long time how to shape my course...

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Date: 1924

Image 16 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 2 inclination to go to America, I have a number of Cogent and Substantial though private reasons, that rather oblige me to leave home, not altogether on my own account, but in...

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Date: 1924

Image 17 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 3 he grants it. I am sorry he will not converse with me on the subject, but am determined to persevere. Friday, March 4th, 1774. Employed at home. I have found a...

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Date: 1924

Image 18 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 4 Edale—Saturday, March 12th, 1774. Left Manchester. Dined at Stockport. At Chapel-en-le-Frith ordered Edward Ford to make me some Clothes. Got home in the evening. Found my Brothers Tom, Ralph and Joe,...

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Date: 1924

Image 19 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 5 that may happen to me. This Sincere and Friendly advice I will endeavour to follow as far as the Frailty of human Nature will admit. Dined at Sheffield with Mr. Furnis....

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Date: 1924

Image 20 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 6 Perkin gave me a Letter to her Cousin in Barbadoes. Got home very late in the evening. Sunday, March 27th, 1774. Went to the Chapel in the forenoon. Mr. Bray, John...

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Date: 1924

Image 21 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. SOUTHSITCH, NICHOLAS CRESSWELL'S HOUSE AT IRIDGEHAY

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Image 23 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 7 Warrington—Thursday, March 31st, 1774. Early this morning my Father gave me what he thought proper and I set out for Liverpool. The parting with my Friends has been one of the...

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Date: 1924

Image 24 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. Guinea Sailor's being accustomed to Mortality—a Gentleman came on board to enquire for a passenger from Jamaica: “D—m my Blood,” says one of the Sailors, “he's dead three weeks ago, but we...

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Date: 1924

Image 25 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 9 never answer, that I was too well at home, of a restless, rambling disposition, and possibly in the height of their profound penetration will tax me with extravagance and dissipation, without...

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Date: 1924

Image 26 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 10 II THE VOYAGE—FIRST GLIMPSES SHIP “Molly” towards America—Saturday, April 9th, 1774. This morning got up very early and wrote to my Father. Got on Board about Nine o'clock. Set sail with...

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Date: 1924

Image 27 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 11 leagues Distance. Fine pleasant weather. Believe I have got over my sickness. Thursday, April 14th, 1774. Fresh Gales and a large rolling sea. Broke our Fore Top Gallant Yard. Took our...

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Date: 1924

Image 28 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 12 sick at the Stomach, Dizziness in the Head and listlessness, with a loathing to all sorts of food. Wednesday, April 20th, 1774. Pleasant and a fine wind. Paid forfeit one Bottle...

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Date: 1924

Image 29 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 13 all day. My sickness continues so bad that I could almost wish myself ashore again. Thursday, April 28th, 1774. Fine pleasant breeze and smooth water. Took a drink of Sea water,...

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Date: 1924

Image 30 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 14 several Grampuses. They appear to be very large and throw the water a great height into the air, it is said through their nostrils. At six this evening the wind came...

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Date: 1924

Image 31 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 15 Sail of Vessels and see the Land on every side. This is one of the finest prospects I have ever seen. What makes it more agreeable, not seeing land before these...

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Date: 1924

Image 32 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 16 III VIRGINIA—ILLNESS—BARBADOS Urbanna, Rappahannock River, Virginia—Tuesday, May 17th, 1774. Contrary wind. Our Ship at Anchor. Captn. Parry, Captn. Knox, Messrs. Baldwin, and I went ashore in the Pilot Boat. Landed at...

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Date: 1924

Image 33 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 17 pleasant seats on the Banks of the River. At 10 in the evening came to an Anchor in Majotack Creek. Nanjemoy, Maryland—Saturday, May 21st, 1774. Early this morning weighed and stood...

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Date: 1924

Image 34 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 18 make a hole with their fingers or a small stick and put them in, one in each hill. Two Negroes will plant three acres in one day. Small Blisters are broke...

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Date: 1924

Image 35 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 19 instrument (if it may be so called) is made of a Gourd something in the imitation of a Guitar, with only four strings and played with the fingers in the same...

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Date: 1924

Image 36 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 20 the head of a Creek of the same name. The County Courts are held here and a Warehouse for the inspection of Tobacco. Several Scotch Factors are settled here. Marlbro, Maryland—Saturday,...

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Date: 1924

Image 37 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 21 situated at the Head of Chesapeake Bay. It is not very large or populous, but regularly built and some of them good buildings. They are now building an elegant State House...

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Date: 1924

Image 38 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 22 is all Tobacco Notes. Great number of Scotch tradesmen here, but very few English. Provisions are as dear here as in England. Mutton and Beef at 6d. per lb. A Violent...

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Date: 1924

Image 39 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 23 Saturday, June 18th, 1774. Able to walk about the house. It is such excessive hot weather or I should mend faster. Sunday, June 19th, 1774. Dined at a certain Mr. Hambleton's....

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Date: 1924

Image 40 of The journal of Nicholas Cresswell, 1774-1777. 24 but these people will not let me drink. Saturday, June 25th, 1774. Captn. Knox sent an express for the Doctor, who came about eight this morning. After he had examined the...

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Date: 1924

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