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the 21st. Lay by: it rained all day. the 22. Crossed Allegheny hills. Came to the Clear fields. --- 16 miles. the 23. came to the Shawano Cabins. --- 34. the 24. Found a dead man on the road who had killed himself by drinking too much whiskey. The place being very stony we could not dig a grave, and he smelled very strong; we laid him between two old logs + covered him with stones + wood, and cut a great many saplings over him, + went on our journey. Came to the 10 miles leak. (lake) --- 32.

the 25. Crossed Kiskyminity River. Came to Ohio that day. --- 20. the 26. Hired a canoe, paid 1000 black Wamson for the loan of it to Loystown, our horses being all tired. We went by water + came that night to a Delaware town. The Indians used us very kindly.

the 27 Set off again in the morning early, by rainy weather. Dined in a Sinicker* town where an old Simicker woman reigns with great authority. In her house we dined + they all used us very well. At this + the last mentioned Delaware town, they received us by giving off a great many guns, especially at the last place. We had saluted the towns by firing off four pair pistols. Arrived that evening in Loystown, we saluted the town as before, + they the Indians fired above 100 guns, + great rejoicing appeared in their countenances. From the

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