May 7th. We weighed anchor this afternoon for up the river, and stopped for the night at a plantation some ten miles above Carrollton and twenty above the city. The scenery along here is perfectly beautiful, reminding one of pleasant scenes at home.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton
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