[502] Niles, Weekly Register, XI., 336. June 11, 1817.

[503] Birkbeck, M., Notes, 25-26.

[504] Ibid., 79.

[505] Birkbeck, M., Letters, 33. "Horseback is the most pleasant and expeditious; on foot the cheapest; a light wagon is eligible in some cases; in others the stage is a necessary evil."

[506] Birkbeck M., Letters, 33.

[507] Birkbeck, M., Letters, 97.

[508] Ibid., 110-111.

[509] Ibid., Notes, 36.

Fearon, H. B., Journey, 192. "All the emigrants with whom I conversed complained of the enormous charges at taverns."

Welby, A., Visit, Early W. Travels, XII., 195-196. Says that the charges at a good English Inn would be double the amount charged in America.