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Go West Young Man, Go West

In 1805, after eight years as a Deerfield tavernkeeper, Erastus Barnard, his wife Sally, and their three small children moved to Canandaigua, New York. What prompted this long-distance move and how did he gain enough confidence to do this? The answers lie in the flow of information to and from the Connecticut River Valley via personal communions and letters and newspapers through the new United States Postal System.