1833 SUBALTERN'S FURLOUGH, UNITED STATES CANADA by COKE

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A SUBALTERN’S FURLOUGH: DESCRIPTIVE OF SCENES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, UPPER AND LOWER CANADA, NEW-BRUNSWICK, AND NOVA SCOTIA, DURING THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1832. BY E. T. COKE, LIEUTENANT OF THE 45TH REGIMENT. Wand’ring from clime to clime observant stray’d, Their manners noted, and their states survey’d. POPE IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY J. & J. HARPER NO. 82, CLIFF-STREET. AND SOLD BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. MDCCCXXXIII. (1833) Above is the complete title page. First edition — Vol. II only of two. For a full scan of the first volume see A Subaltern’s Furlough, Vol. I . CONTENTS: 1. Auburn Prison—Cayuga Lake—Ithaca—Falls—Violent Storm—Journey of Disasters 2. Seneca Lake—Fulton—Jemima Wilkinson—Revolutionary Grants—Geneva—Laborers’ Wages—Rochester—Death of Patch—Patient Traveller—The Ridge-road—Lockport—Fine Works—Buffalo—Tribe of Indians 3. Cross the Niagara—Chippewa Battle Ground—Old Squaw’s perilous Descent—Loss of a Vessel—Walk under the falling sheet of Water—Leveling System—City of the Falls—Bridge over the Rapids—Burning Spring—Devil’s Hole—Rapid Mode of Sight-seeing—Brock’s Monument—Fort George 4. Arrive at York—Emigrants, miserable Condition of—Brandt—Lake Ontario—Kingston—Rideau Canal—Hulks—Lake of the thousand Isles—Prescott— Meeting unceremoniously Dispersed—History of a Yankee Settler—Descend the Rapids—Irish Emigrant—Iroquois Indians—Montreal—Charcoal Doctor 5. Island of Montreal—St. Helen’s—Cathedral—Convent—Election Riots—Disaffection of the French Canadians—Disturbed night—Steamers—Quebec—Cape Diamond—Wolfe and Montcalm—Jesuit’s Barracks—Singular Inscription—Falls of Montmorenci 6. Descend the St. Lawrence—Pleasures and Miseries of a Water Excursion—Yankee Pedlar—Night’s Lodging—Journey across the Temiscouta Portage—Royal Mail—Brother Jonathan’s Thorn—Hospitable Settler—Persevering Veteran—Narrow Escape—Cheating Landlord—Militia Captain—Grand Falls—Crowded Bed—Reach Fredericton 7. Government House—College—Spirit of Equality—Lumberers—Quit-rents—Roads—Monsieur Audubon—Militia—Disputed Boundary 8. Proceed down the St. John’s—Improvements—Exported Timber—Falls of St. John—Bay of Fundy—Digby Strait—Annapolis—Second-hand Coach—Garrulous Old Woman—Cape Blow-me-down—Windsor College—Furious Tides—Quality of Land—Mr. Uniacke—Napoleon—Calamitous Fire—Halifax 9. Races—Mason’s Hall—Harbour—Citadel—College—Churches—Theatre—Prince’s Lodge—Shubenacadie Canal—Negroes—American Forests—Mr. Prescott—Wellington Dyke—Learned Coachman 10. Fog rising—Eastport—Cool Shop-boy—St. Andrew’s Light-house—Rough Sailor—Interesting discussion—Gale of Wind—Boston—Wallack—Discontented Yankee—Falls on the Spicket Creek—Six-in-hand—Concord—Prison—Lake Winnipiscogee—Fat Passenger—Lamp Trimming 11. Bartlett—Cold Weather—Notch of the White Mountains—Destruction of the Willey Family—Avalanches of earth—Landlord’s Distress—Disappointment—Ascend Mount Washington 12. Wet Morning—Weather-bound Travellers—Old Man of the Mountain—Colonel and Road Surveyor—Montpelier—Green Mountains—Burlington—Politicians—Murder of Miss M’Crae—Drunken Coachman—Passage of the Hudson—West Point—Military Academy—Capture of André—Arrive at New York—Banks of Newfoundland—Land at Liverpool Appendix , No. I. Declaration of Independence Appendix , No. II. Certificate of Montgomery’s Interment Appendix , No. III Capture and Death of André BIOGRAPHY: Edward Thomas Coke (1807-1888), English military officer in the 45th Regiment and 1st Derbyshire Militia, served in Burma and other places, wrote a two volume book on American travels, A Subaltern’s Furlough .... read more

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