The Journal of Samuel Maclay is one man's account of a 1790
surveying expedition, commissioned by the Supreme Executive Council
of Pennsylvania, to explore the newly purchased land in
northwestern Pennsylvania, including the headwaters of the west
branch of the Susquehanna, the Sinnemahoning, and the Allegheny
Rivers. The journal, published in 1887 with ample historical
annotations by John F. Meginness, provides a richly detailed record
of Maclay's travels in the "New Purchase" over five months, ending
along the Juniata River in the Kishacoquillas Valley. It preserves
both the physical landscape and the cultural milieu of the state
between the American Revolution and the turn of the century, as
seen through the eyes of an observant surveyor. Day-to-day details
of dining and travel, as well as Maclay's personal interjections,
help establish the greater historical and cultural context of this
pivotal era in Pennsylvania's expansion.
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