Journal of General Joseph Buell, September 20, 1785 - June 29, 1789. [at the Special Collections, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio]

In his journal, covering a four-year period, Joseph Buell mentioned the following events:

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF GENERAL JOSEPH BUELL, SEPTEMBER 20, 1785 – JUNE 29, 1789:

Sept. 20, 1785 – Joseph Buell began his journal in CT
Sept. 26, 1785 – West Point
Dec. 21, 1785 – Fort Pitt
Dec. 26, 1785 – Fort McIntosh
May 8, 1786 – Arrived at Fort Harmar on the Muskingum
July 23, 1786 – Col. Josiah Harmar arrived at Fort Harmar
May 26, 1787 – Left Fort Harmar for the Falls of the Ohio
May 31, 1787 – Arrived at Fort Finney at the Falls of the Ohio (opposite the Ohio River from Louisville, KY)
July 8, 1787 – Left Fort Finney
July 10, 1787 – Arrived at Pigeon Creek about 180 miles from Fort Finney
July 19, 1787 – Arrived at Post Vincent / Vincennes
Aug. 9, 1787 – Col. Harmar set out for Kuskuseky on the Mississippi River
Sept. 3, 1787 – Col. Harmar returned from Kuskuseky /Kusekusky
Oct. 1, 1787 – Capt. Zeigler’s and Strong’s companies left for Rapids of the Ohio
Oct. 7, 1787 – Arrived at the Rapids of the Ohio
Oct. 28, 1787 – Gen. Josiah Harmar left for Fort Harmar
Oct. 29, 1787 – Capt. Zeigler’s and Strong’s companies left for Fort Harmar
Nov. 8, 1787 – Arrived at Limestone
Nov. 21, 1787 – Arrived at Fort Harmar
Dec. 25, 1787 – We had a poor Christmas – little or nothing to eat or drink
Feb. 21, 1788 – Left Fort Harmar
Feb. 22, 1788 – Spent night at log hut opposite the mouth of Little Kanawa
Feb. 25, 1788 – Arrived back at Fort Harmar
April 6, 1788 – General Harmar set out for Venango
April 7, 1788 – General Putnam arrived at this place with 50 men who came to settle on the other side of the Muskingum River
May 2-5, 1788 – Kentucky boats pass continually 10 or 12 every day
May 16, 1788 – Capt. Strong and company to reconnoiter the country about 30 miles up the Muskingum River
May 18, 1788 – Took the southeast course in order to strike the Ohio River and arrived back at the fort
June 15, 1788 – Major Doughty and men set out to demolish Fort McIntosh
June 15, 1788 – Joseph Buell should have been discharged had his health allowed it
June 20, 1788 – Joseph Buell was not feeling well and unable to set out for CT. He agreed to tarry four months for John Smith who gave him a year’s worth of clothing and eight dollars a month.
July 9, 1788 – Gov. Arthur St. Clair arrived at Fort Harmar and upon landing was saluted with the discharge of 13 rounds from the field piece. He was saluted with music and the troops paraded and presented their arms. Then it rained.
Oct. 26, 1788 – Joseph Buell left Fort Harmar for Fort Pitt
Oct. 31, 1788 – Arrived at Wheeling, VA
Nov. 13, 1788 – Arrived at Carlysle [Carlisle, PA]
Nov. 27, 1788 – Thanksgiving – arrived at Killingsworth, CT
Dec. 16, 1788 – Set out for Norwich, CT by way of Gaddener
Dec. 19, 1788 – River was frozen at Middletown
Dec. 22, 1788 – Arrived at Mr. Munsells and stayed for about a week and then went to Windham, CT
Jan. 1789 – Joseph Buell is engaged in a school
Feb. 1789 – Continued in school
March 1789 – Finished school
April 2 – 10, 1789 – Spent time in Norwich, CT
April 15, 1789 – Went to Haddam, CT to pick up his cattle
May 25, 1789 - Settled his business and set out with his brother and Mr. Elliott for New Haven, CT
June 10, 1789 – Arrived at Semerel Ferry on the Youghiogheny River in southwestern PA and boarded a boat and set out for the Muskingum
June 15, 1789 – Arrived at Muskingum [Marietta or Fort Harmar] and agreed to join my old partner Munsell
June 18, 1789 – Embarked for Miami
June 22, 1789 – Arrived at Limestone
June 25, 1789 – Arrived at Little Miami
June 26, 1789 – Arrived at North Bend [perhaps in Hamilton Co., OH]. Went to work on our lot.

End of this Journal

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