“She could be Fredericka,” I said.
Matthew’s smile made me happy. He seemed so pleased to tell me about his wagon, and I found the lesson fascinating if only because of my teacher.
He pulled back the white cover to show me inside. I was informed that Hiram had said that most wagons could carry about 2000 pounds of supplies but he recommended keeping the supplies to 1500 pounds to make things easier for the animals pulling the vehicles. Matthew showed me sacks flour and cornmeal. He showed me 70 pounds of bacon, along with sugar, salt, lard, beans, and rice as well as coffee and tea. He opened the sack of flour where dozens of eggs were safely stored inside. Besides foodstuffs, there was 25 pounds of soap along with a washboard and tub stacked into the corner. There were guns, with lead a
