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Day in the Life

Jul 20, 1849

Journal Entry

July 20, 1849 ~ Friday

20 This Morning I make my first trial of taking A stage
passage in New Brunswick we crossed the river in a ferry &
prepared the rstage for a start which was as follows one pair of
Horses was put onto an open two Horse waggon with the Mail,
driver, & two passengers A progection run out back of the
wagon 4 feet upon this stood A large carpenters chest
And trunks. A second waggon was brought up & the tongue
made fast to the reach of the first waggon this was
loaded with wool & boxes, both loaded waggons to be draw-
n by one pair of Horses in this way we started to go 100 miles

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New Brunswick, British North America

Jul 20, 1849