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Almon Wheeler of Malone, New York, compiled this volume to detail his experiences while traveling through Vermont and Maine between June 14 and July 19, 1827.

Almon Wheeler of Malone, New York, compiled this volume to detail his experiences while traveling through Vermont and Maine between June 14 and July 19, 1827. Religious and biblical references are interspersed throughout, and Wheeler wrote about his encounter with a Shaker village. He also commented on his personal health and ailments like mosquito bites and stomach pains, and his thoughts on July 4th and the death of President John Adams (1735-1826).

Wheeler's notes include logistical information, such as how many miles he travelled in a day, landmarks or geographical features, or villages and towns he passed through.

The collection includes a typed transcript of the volume.