The journal of a tour into the territory northwest of the Alleghany Mountains; made in the spring of the year 1803: with a geographical and historical account of the state of Ohio; illustrated with original maps and views.

by

Thaddeus Mason Harris

This early account includes one of the first descriptions of Grave Creek Mound, and a little about Wheeling and early shipbuilding. The entire book is available here. Here is a selection of pages about those topics. Note that the letter f is commonly used instead of s. Thus, paffage is really passage.