Author: John Palmer
Born: 1742
Died: 1818
Bio: Author of:
- "Papers relative to the agreement made by government with Mr. Palmer, for the reform and improvement of the posts.‏" 
- "Journal of travels in the United States of North America, and in Lower Canada, performed in the year 1817 :‏  containing particulars relating to the prices of land and provisions, remarks on the country and people, interesting anecdotes, and an account of the commerce, trade, and present state of Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Albany, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Lexington, Quebec, Montreal, &c. ; to which are added a description of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and a variety of other useful information ; with a new coloured map, delineating all the states and territories "