p3 1817 Journal Thomas Dean
FOREWORD
Joumals or diaries of travelers are valuable sources of the
early history of the American Midwest. Thomas Dean has recorded in
his journal his impressions and experiences during a voyage by water
in 1817 From central New York to central Indiana.
John Candee Dean, grandson of the journalist, originally published the JOURNAL
OF THOMAS DEAN at lndianapolis in 1915.
The Boards and the Staff of the Public Library of Fort Wayne
and Allen County present this diaiy of an early visitor to Fort wayne
in the hope that it will be entertaining and informative to Library
patrons.