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Second Journey
1793 4 mo 30.3 Left home about half after 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon, in order to
attend an Indian Treaty to be held at Niagra, and had for Company my Friends Joseph Moore & John Elliott, also Beverly Randolf Timothy Pickering two of the Commissioners, & accompanied a few Miles by my Brother Isaac and Son Joseph, we reached Norristown about 17 Miles near Sunset,and about 8 O'Clock Col: Pickering the other Commissioner came up, we lodged at Roberts's Tavern.
5 mo 1 4 Rose early & rode to the Trap about 9 Miles to Breakfast, from thence
ten Miles to Pots Town & refreshed at Thos: Rutters, then 4 Miles to Henry Bushes at the White Horse, a House of excellent Entertainment, the Landlady very obliging, from there we rode 13 Miles to Samuel Jackson's & Lodged, were hospitably entertained by him a kind friend 2 5 Joined our Company & rode 16 Miles to Hamburgh & dined, in the Afternoon rode 14 Miles to Jeremiah Reeds, our Lodgings indifferent the Rain coming in on our Beds, obliged us to move. 3 6 Rose early Breakfasted & crossed Schuylkill, about 4 Miles very hilly, the Clouds passing below the Tops of the Mountains, rising like Smoke out of a Coal Pit, these Appearances appear Strange to a Citizen, this Morning Meditation sweet & instructive, we proceeded through a mountainous barren Country about 3 Miles an hour and reached Jesse Yarnell's about 19 Miles our first Stage, on our Way we had the pleasing Sight of two Deer, which stood looking at us as of they were Tame,at the Distance of about 90 yards, proceeded and crossed Susquehanna over to Northumberland, within Sight, called to see Josiah Haines, who kindly entertained us, & accompanied us that Evening about 17 Miles to one Peats. 5 1 Rode about 17 Miles to Breakfast, at William Ellis's, from thence to Meeting, which was solid, the House being nearly full of Friends and friendly People, dined at Samuel Wallice's, here we met the Commissioner again, having left them at Northumberland, and here we left them and went about 5 Miles to Samuel Harris's, at the Place called Loyalsock 6 2 Rainy Morning we visited Henry Widdifield & another friend's Family to good Satisfaction, after Dinner the Commissioner unclear