Thomas Hanson 1774

Thomas Hanson was a surveyor who accompanied Col. Floyd on an expedition on the Ohio River in 1774. He description of surveying 2,000 acres, seven miles of bottom land that was three and a miles below the mouth of the Kentucky River, suggests that he surveyed the land just upstream from Carrollton.

Thomas Hanson's Journal, April 7-August 9

Journal from his trip on the Ohio River in 1774.

edited by

Avi Hathor

21st. Mr. Floyd surveyed 600 acres of land on the lower side of the mouth of Kentucky which takes in little Kentucky for Col. Preston. The land is very good, but I think some of it overflows.

22nd. In the evening we embarked and went down the river three miles & half, leaving a letter at the mouth of Kentucky to direct any Person or Persons that followed the line how to find us.

23d. As we were on a bottom, Mr Taylor surveyed 1000 acres & then Mr Douglas began at his line, & Surveyed another 1000 acres, which took in the Bottom, except a small point at the lower end. It is 7 miles long. We campt at the lower end, Good land. 24th. Mr. Floyd went on the top of the hill from the River & surveyed a tract of land which is good and well Timbered & watered. We encampt 5 miles below on a small bottom, where it rained in the time.

25th. Mr Floyd surveyed the Bottom and some upland to the Quantity of 1000 acres. It was Showery weather.