# Fortescue Cuming

> Fortescue Cuming was an Irish-born traveler and author. He is known for Sketches of a Tour to the Western Country, an account of journeys made from 1807 to 1809 through what was then the western frontier of the United States, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, the Mississippi Territory, and West Florida. His account was later republished by historian Reuben Gold Thwaites and has been used by historians of early western Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

*Irish-born traveler and author (1762-1828)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1762
- **Died:** 1828
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Fortescue Cuming was an Irish-born traveler and author. He is known for Sketches of a Tour to the Western Country, an account of journeys made from 1807 to 1809 through what was then the western frontier of the United States, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, the Mississippi Territory, and West Florida. His account was later republished by historian Reuben Gold Thwaites and has been used by historians of early western Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.8
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94689539)
- [Fortescue Cuming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortescue_Cuming)

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