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Fortescue Cuming

Irish-born traveler and author (1762-1828) · Writers · Died at 66

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...

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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.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1762 to 1828 · aged 66