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Memoirs of Andrw Sherburne
I commenced the journey in ascending the Androscoggin,
No the South Side. I forded a number of streams which
fell into the river: the last day's journey was generally
through a dreary wilderness; and the road, if it deserved
the Name, was exceedingly bad, in Shelburn there
were but few inhabitants:- Moses Ingalls, Esq. and
Fletcher Ingalls, his brother, were the principal men
of the place, from both of those gentlemen I received many
signal favors, their Father, an aged and eminent
saint lived with Fletcher, one our journey at length
we heard the barking of dogs, by no means an unpleasant
sound, and we shortly found our friend Ingalls house
the Esquire and his Lady arose and paid us every
possible attention although Mrs Ingalls was not in
health at this time. She insisted on waiting on us
herself. I can never forget the[i]re affectionate attention,