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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Agricultural societies. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Paterson , John 1744 -1808 (search)
Watson, Elkanah 1758-
Agriculturist; born in Plymouth, Mass., Jan. 22, 1758; was apprenticed in 1773 to John Brown, a merchant in Providence, R. I., who in 1775 sent him with a large quantity of powder to Washington for use in the siege of Boston.
At the age of twenty-one (1779) he was made bearer of despatches by Congress to Dr. Franklin, in Paris.
He visited Michigan and explored the lake region, and also a route to Montreal, with a view to opening some improved way for its commercial connection with New York and Boston.
In 1828 he settled at Port Kent, on the west side of Lake Champlain, where he died, Dec. 5, 1842.
His unfinished autobiography, completed by his son, Winslow Cossoul Watson, was published in 1855 under the title of Men and times of the Revolution.
Among his published writings were a History of the Western canals of New York; A history of the modern Agricultural societies; Agricultural societies on the modern Berkshire system, etc.
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, Mrs. G. T. M. Davis . (search)