 And we're going to read from the journal again. This is July 4th, 1804. All the spellings that you see on the screen are from the original, so we're not making too many mistakes here at C-SPAN, I hope. The plains of this country are covered with elite green grass, well calculated for the sweetest and most nourishing hay, interspersed with copses of trees, spreading their lofty branches over pool springs or brooks of fine water,