Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . of emigrants arrived at a log tavernkept by Freeman Bryant, located in the town of Ellicottville on what hassince been known as Bryant hill, and on the same place where Peter Drownsdwelling house now stands. Through the kindness of Mr. Bryant and hisestimable companion, who had been old acquaintances of the emigrants in theeast, the tired and hungry travelers were supplied with a bountiful dinner, towhich they did ample justice. After the repast the team was hitched to the wagon and wended its way slowly over the roots
Historical gazetteer and biographical memorial of Cattaraugus County, . of emigrants arrived at a log tavernkept by Freeman Bryant, located in the town of Ellicottville on what hassince been known as Bryant hill, and on the same place where Peter Drownsdwelling house now stands. Through the kindness of Mr. Bryant and hisestimable companion, who had been old acquaintances of the emigrants in theeast, the tired and hungry travelers were supplied with a bountiful dinner, towhich they did ample justice. After the repast the team was hitched to the wagon and wended its way slowly over the roots and through the woods forabout a mile and a half to where our oldest brother Simeon had a few monthsbefore pitched, not his tent like the wanderers of old, but his shanty in thewoods, said shanty being built of logs and covered with basswood floor was also made of basswood split open in the center and laid the flat-side up. The fire for warming and cooking purposes was built in one cornerupon the ground, without hearth or chimney. There was an open space in. (h&. ^HtdfuAc. Town of Ellicottvili,e. • 595 the roof above the fire for the smoke to pass out, but when the wind blewmuch of the smoke returned to bid the inmates of the shanty a good bye,and that good-bye blessing often caused the silent tear to fall and invaria-bly left a smarting sting behind. This shanty was located on what is nowknown as the Dooly farm. At that time brother Simeons family consistedof himself, wife, and three children and fathers family of nine persons, andthese fourteen people lived in that little shanty (the size of which was onlytwelve by sixteen feet) for. four weeks, until brother Elisha, who was abouttwenty-one years of age, bought of Orrin Brown his chance on seventy-eightacres of land on lot 62, on which we now reside, and is a part of the Litchfieldfarm which at present contains three hundred acres. Notbeingable to obtainpossession of the log house on the premises until the next
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