Dear Folks, I just finished reading a transcription of part of DeWitt Clinton's Private Canal Journal of 1810 and found it fascinating. It describes in detail his trip to the Niagara Frontier in 1810. I believe he traveled here from New York City before the Erie Canal was built. This was also before he was elected as Governor of New York and before the War of 1812. He describes in detail his visit at Fort Niagara, his description of Niagara Falls and environment, up the Niagara River to what is now Buffalo and then across the river to Canada (then British territory) all the way down the river to Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) across from Fort Niagara. For those of you who are familiar with this area along the Niagara River you'll be able to follow his every move as if it happened today. Even if you've never been in this area I believe you'll enjoy reading it too. I scanned the article and it's now in my computer. Because of its length I'll break it up into parts and post it to the list one episode at a time. Now all I have to do is to figure out how to beak it up best. Stay tuned. vee