Emeline B. Woodward

No. New Salem

Frank. Co.

Mass.

James H. Harris

&

Emeline B. [Woodward] Harris

So. Orange

Franklin Co Mass.

James M. Harris {p. 3}

On the 24th of April 1844 I left my mothers² house at North New Salem Franklin Co. Mass. and started for the west. The next day we took the cars at Springfield and at 4 of the clock we were in Albany we stayed there over night and the 26 we took a canal boat passage to Buffalo we jouneyed it in 8 days we had no stormy weather we arrived in Buffalo the 3d day of May {p. 5}