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1791 6 mo 12 1 W. D. Left home, & had Joseph Sansom for a companion, having in prospect to attend an Indian Treaty to be held the 15th. Instant at a Place called the painted Post in Newyork Government up the Susquehannah; stop'd at Germantown, and staid Meeting, din'd with Tho? Forrist, who joined us as a companion to go the journey, call'd at Ellis Cleavers & refreshed ourselves and Horses, and got in the Evening to about 23 Miles on our way & lodged. 13 2 Rose early & reached Bethlehem to dine, took a little time and went to see the young Women & girls apartment accompanied by a friendly man that my companion was acquainted with, these young People appear to be kept in a good Degree of Innocency & decorum; employ'd in curious Needlework, &.c among these youth there are some from New-york, Jersey, Maryland and other distant Place; among them were two friends Children, which I was sorry to see in the Practic of compliments and fashions quite contrary to our Principles, when Friends once give way in these Things, & strike hands with such People, the youth are in great danger of loosing that innocent Simplicity becoming our holy Profelsion; we left Bethlehem about 4 O Clock, and rode to Nazaroth about 10 Miles & bated, from thence to Hillars Tavern near the wied? gap about 7 Miles. 14 3 Considering the Distance to Wyoming. the difficulty of the roads without necelsary Accommodation, we concluded to go but about 16 Miles to Jacob Meriwine's. 15 4 Palsed through the Bare Swamp & Shades of Death, with much difficulty & reached Wyoming a little after Sun set about 35 miles, this was a hard day's journey over hills, Stones & mud Holes without proper stages of Enter