Route from Albany to Fort Erie
Document 1796Describes the 995-mile route from Albany to Fort Erie.
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[Copy] A Copy of a Rout from Schenactady to Michilli-mackanac, given to Mr Wolcott Secy of the Treasury Philadelphia April 11th 1796.
H. Glen.
A Rout from Albany to Fort Erie. Vizt
Miles.
From Albany to Schenactady land Carriage . . . . . . 16.
By water from Schenactady to the little Falls, formerly a carrying place of a mile, but now the lock Navigation is opened there is no carrying place. . . . . . . 154.
From the little Falls to Fort Schuyler, there is a carrying place of one Mile and a half. . . . . . . 38.
When you are at Fort Schuyler, you are at the head of the Mohawk River. At the other end of the carrying place begins a Creek where there is Mills on of Messrs Strating and Loomis from New York, that a creek called Wood Creek, which empties in the Oneida Lake, which distance is 28 Miles by water and 20 by land, there is occasion for two Sluices or a Dam. . . . . . . 28.
From the fourth end of Oneida Lake, formerly called the Royal Block house to the other end of the said Lake is about 29 Miles — formerly called Fort Brewton . . . . . . 28.
From Fort Brewton to the three Rivers . . . . . . 24.
From the three Rivers to Oswego Falls [a carrying place 1 mile] 12.
From Oswego Falls to Oswego by Lake Ontario . . . . . . 12.
Miles 213
From Oswego to Niagara . . . . . . 140.
From Niagara to the landing called Fort Tumber . . . . . . 8.
From the landing to Fort Schlosfer near the Falls . . . . . . 6.
From Fort Schlosfer to Fort Erie where there is a small Garrison, where the Vessels go from to [Detroit] . . . . . . 28.
From Fort Erie to Detroit near . . . . . . 300.
From Detroit to Michillemackanac . . . . . . 300.
From Schenactady to Michillimackanac . . . . Miles 995.
I believe there is 15 Vessels in Lake Ontario, 13 of the Crown and two of Merchants and about 6 in Lake Erie, those in Lake Erie go from Fort Erie to Michillimackanac: some to the Crown and some to private Gentlemen. Provisions is always brought from Montreal in Boats to Kingston formerly called Cattarogue north end of Lake Ontario and from thence in Vessels to Niagara —
H. Glen.
Type
Copy of document
Description
Describes the 995-mile route from Albany to Fort Erie.
Date
04/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Schenectady, New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796041190001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Glen
Stouting
Lench
Crown
merchants
Notable locations
Kingston
Cattaroque
Montreal
Detroit
Michillimackanac
Lake Ontario
Oswego
Niagara
Fort Timbler
Fort Schlosser
Fort Erie
Oswego Falls
Fort Brewinton
Oneida Lake
Wood Creek
New York
Fort Schuyler
Mohawk River
Little Falls
Albany
Schenectady
Michilimackinac
Royal Block house
Kingston
Cattarogue
Albany
Notable items
boats
provisions
garrison
vessels
water
sluices
dam
lock navigation is opened
carriage
land

