Identifier: travelsthroughin00carv (find matches)
Title: Travels through the interior parts of North America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Year: 1781 (1780s)
Authors: Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. cn Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815. cn
Subjects: Indians of South America
Publisher: London, C. Dilly (etc.)
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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jlablifhed with the greateft Advantage, — — 531 Dlfertation on the Difcovery of a North-weft Papge, — — 539 The mojl certain JVay of attaining it, 540 Plan propofed by RichardIVhitwor^h, Efq, for making an Aitempt from a garter hitherto unexplored, — — 441 The F^eafon of its being poflponed, 543 INTRO- / A parrs CONTENTS. FARINACEOUS and LEGU^MI NO US ROOTS, &c. Maize or Indian Corn, — 522 JVild Rice, ■— — 523 Beans, The Squajh, —• 526 APPENDIX. The Probability of the interior Parts ofNorth America becoming Commercial Co-lonies, — — — 527 The Means by which this might be effedied, 529TraEis of Land pointed out, on which Co- lonies may be ejlabli/hed with the greatejt Advantage, — — 531 Djjfertation on the Difcovery of a North-weft Pajage, — — ^ 539 The moft cerxain JVay of attaining it, 540 Plan propofed by RichardIVhitwor^h, Efq, for making an Aitempt from a garter hitherto unexplored, — — 441 The F^eafon of its being pofponed, 543 INTRO-
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INTRODUCTION. NO fooner was the late War withFrance concluded, and Peace efta-blilhed by the Treaty of Verfaiiles in theYear 1763, than I began to conlider(having rendered my country fome fer-vices during the war) how I might con-tinue ftill ferviceable, and contribute, asmuch as lay in my power, to make thatvaft acquifition of territory, gained byGreat Britain, in North America advan-tageous to it. It appeared to me indif-penfably needful, that Government (houldbe acquainted in the firfl place with thetrue flate of the dominions they werenow become polTeffed of. To this pur-pofe, I determined, as the next proof ofmy zeal, to explore the mod unknown A parts ( U ) parts of them, and to fpare no trouble orexpence in acquiring a knowledge thatpromifed to be fo ufeful to my country-men. I knew that many obfl:ru6tionswould arife to my fcheme from the wantof good Maps and Charts; for the French,whilll they retained their power in NorthAmerica, had taken every artful methodto keep all other

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