Major Washington's journal of a tour over the Allegany [i.e. Allegheny] Mountains : manuscript copy, 1753.

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Major Washington's journal of a tour over the Allegany [i.e. Allegheny] Mountains : manuscript copy, 1753.

Handwritten transcript of Washington's account of a journey over the Allegheny Mountains.

1 v. (54 leaves)

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University of Chicago Library

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