1831-10-25 Founding Letter: General Henry A. S. Dearborn to Dr. Jacob Bigelow (page 3)

peculiarly appropriate that
name to their lines of inter-
communication; they actually
have no other routes than
paths; It is a term known all
over the U.S. as [express?] by Indian,
& I have no doubt that
there was a real Indian path
on the ridge. They sought
out all such places, for pass-
ing over the country.

With great esteem
your most
obt. st. [obedient servant]
HAS Dearborn

Doct. Jacob Bigelow