On the Road to Wyoming Pennsylvania
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
On the Road to Wyoming Pennsylvania
Description
Pickering has consulted with Colonel Denison on the subject of road to Wyoming. Discusses use of gaps: Water Gap of Lehigh and Wilkesbarre. Mentions Great Swamp
short description
On the road to Wyoming Pennsylvania
year created
1787
month created
04
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Volume 11, page 135-136.
notable person/group
Muhlenberg
Timothy Pickering
Mr. Balliot
Colonel Denison
notable location
Philadelphia
Nescopeck
Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Water Gap of Lehigh
Wilkesbarre
mountain
Great Swamp
notable item/thing
road
gaps
length of the road
farther explored
route
detours
zigzag directions
tolderable wagon road
expense
great rain
labor
horses and cattle
swamp or morass
miry parts
causeway
best route
premanent improvement
notable phrase
it willnot be expedient to open one until the country is farther explored
document number
1787040715100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Muhlenberg | [unknown] | [n/a] |