... of their own, and some horses. I had a horse for Lucy — that was all I could afford. As we traveled only five or ten miles a day, it was easy for me to walk beside her; they let Meg ride in one of the wagons. Two months out, our horse died; then... The History of an Officer's Widow and Her Young Family - Page 150 by Mrs. Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hofland - 1809 Full view -
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