Daniel Bedinger Journal, 1811-1812
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Journal describes a journey to the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Seth Bellfield Foster (married Daniel's daughter Margaret in 1808). Beginning by stagecoach to Pittsburg, by boat to the Mississippi River, and by barge to New Orleans. Near Little Prairie, Catahoula Parish, La., violent earthquakes begin on Dec. 16, 1811, tremors lasting five days. Vivid descriptions of this event with its effects on the river and the countryside are given. Comments on Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and the lower Miss. River are followed by travel on the Gulf Coast, early 1813, from Bayou St. John to Mobile, Alabama. Daniel Bedinger returned through North Carolina (Salem) and Virginia.
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