Diary, 1830.

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Diary, 1830.

Describes journey, partly via canals, from Farmington, Conn. to St. Louis, Missouri, with John T. Norton, stopping at Yellow Springs, Ohio and at Niagara Falls.

1 v. ; 16 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860007

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Norton, John T., 1795-1869.

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Pitkin, Timothy, 1766-1847

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Timothy Pitkin (1766-1847), American statesman, economist, and historian. He was a member of Connecticut house of representatives in 1790, 1792, and 1794-1805, serving as clerk of the house 1800-1802 and as speaker 1803-1805. In 1805, he was elected as a Federalist, to the Ninth Congress; he retained the seat in the next six congresses. While in Congress, Pitkin did extensive research on the economic impact of Republican foreign policy. The results of his research were published in A Statistical...