He afterwards made occasional visits to this Country, until the year 1807, when he died of the yellow fever while on a mission from the British Governmeivt to the Havanna.

Believe me with much regard

Yours Sincerely.

DESCRIPTION

OF THE

Genesee Country,

IN THE

STATE OF NEW-YORK:

K WHICH THE SITUATION, DIMENSIONS, CIVIL DIVISIONS, SOIL, MINERALS, PRODUCE, LAKES AND RIVERS, CURIOSITIES, CLI- MATE, NAVIGATION, TRADE AND MANUFACTURES, POPULA- TION, AND OTHER INTERESTING MATTERS RELATIVE TO THAT COUNTRY, ARE IMPARTIALLY DESCRIBED.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

AN APPENDIX

CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION Or

2i:[)£ ittilitara Canlr0.

By ROBERT MUNRO.

NEW-YORK :

PKIMTKD FOR THE ATITHOE.

1804. (Copy-iJtgW secvred.)

!Dc0criptton, ^l

References

TO THE Plate.

A.

Genesee River,

u

S. Chataughqua Lake,

B.

Tioga River,

T. Seneca River,

C.

Conhocton River,

U. Osv)ego River.

D.

Canisteo River,

V. Onondaga River.

E.

Canawisque River,

W. Cayuga Lake,

F.

Alleghany River,

X. Owasco Lake,

G.

Canxywongo River,

Y. Skaneatlis Lake,

H.

Mud Creek,

Z. Salt Lake,

I,

Tonaioanda Creek

AA. Oneida Lake,

K.

Buffalo Creek,

BB. Wood Creek,

L.

Cattaraugus Creek,

CC. Mohawk River,

M.

. Lake Ontario,

DD, DD. Susquehanna Rivei,

N.

Lake Erie,

1. Genesee County,

0.

Streights of Magara,

2. Ontario County,

P.

Seneca Lake,

3. Steuben County,

Q.

Crooked Lake,

4. Military Tract.

R.

Canandarqua Lake,

The country to which the name of Genesee is given, is the most ■westerly part of the State of New- York, and is situated between 3 degrees and 5 deg. 50 min. longitude west from New- York city, and between 42 deg. and 43 deg. 15 min. north latitude. Its greatest length from east to west is 125 miles, and its greatest breath about 95 miles, containing nearly 5 millions of acres. It is bounded south