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Domestic News
January 4, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In a letter dated October 7, 1764, Col. Putnam from Sandusky describes vast tracts of grass-covered land ideal for plowing and hemp cultivation but hindered by numerous hemp-birds, and calls Detroit a beautiful place with fine surroundings.
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Extract of a Letter from Col. Putnam, at Sandusky, to Major Durkee, in Norwich, (Connecticut,) dated October 7. 1764.
-- " I suppose you would think it strange if I should tell you, that in many Places in this Country here are 10 or 20,000 Acres of Land, in a Place, that has not a Bush nor a Twig on it. but all covered with Grass, so big and high that it is very difficult to travel ; and all as good Plow-Land as you ever saw, any of it fit for Hemp ; but there are too many Hemp-Birds which will make it very unhealthy. - Detroit is a very beautiful Place, and the Country round about it."
-- " I suppose you would think it strange if I should tell you, that in many Places in this Country here are 10 or 20,000 Acres of Land, in a Place, that has not a Bush nor a Twig on it. but all covered with Grass, so big and high that it is very difficult to travel ; and all as good Plow-Land as you ever saw, any of it fit for Hemp ; but there are too many Hemp-Birds which will make it very unhealthy. - Detroit is a very beautiful Place, and the Country round about it."
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Migration Or Settlement
What keywords are associated?
Sandusky Land
Prairie Description
Hemp Cultivation
Hemp Birds
Detroit Beauty
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Putnam
Major Durkee
Where did it happen?
Sandusky
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Sandusky
Event Date
October 7, 1764
Key Persons
Col. Putnam
Major Durkee
Event Details
Col. Putnam describes large areas of land covered in high grass, free of bushes, excellent for plowing and hemp, but difficult to travel and unhealthy due to many hemp-birds; praises Detroit and surrounding country as beautiful.