On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Phil Lord wrote:

> Secondary source sindicate that in Spetember of 1797, a stage line
> began opperating between Utica dn Geneva along what was then the
> Genesee Road, later to become the Seneca Turnpike, and now State
> Route 5.
>
> Does anyone know of any accounts, close to the 1797-99 period, that
> would record the itinerary of a person using that stage coach? I am
> trying to confirm the precise route and schedule.


There may be some in the Erastus Granger Papers, part of the Millard
Fillmore Collection, Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego. Mr. Granger was an
Indian agent to the Seneca working out of Buffalo around that time and
kept good records of his travels and dealings, including with the Cayuga's
If memory serves. I worked with the papers more than twenty years ago,
so...

I'll cc: a librarian who works with the collection now so he can
verify/contradict my memory.

> Phil Lord
> Historical Survey
> New York State Museum
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