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? 29 5 with friends in much tenderness, feeling great Sympathy

                          with them in their lonely scattered situation in a wilderness
                          Country--may the Lord be with them in their various
                          Exercises was the [[beathing?}} prayers for them.
           30      6          Spent most of the Day at Benjamin Wilsons,and paid
                          him £4 for keeping our horses.
           31      7          We rode up to Windeckers's Ferry near fort Erie, but not
                          having a pass from the Governor, we were prevented
                          crossing. I rode about a mile up the Lake & obtained one
                          from Capt: Pratt, In the evening we crossed in a
                          small Boat, the sea running high & the current strong
                          made it look dangerous, but through favour we
                          landed Safe at the black Rock, on the shore of the
                          United States, and rode along the beach, which with
                          the extensive prospect, rolling & sound of surf
                          impressed our Minds with awfulness--In riding
                          about 3 miles we came to Cornelius Winney's and
                          took Quaters.

9 mo 1 1 Rose early, and set out through the Wilderness for

                          the Genesee Country about 70 miles distant without
                          any House, the path small and in places very miery
                          and interrupted by logs, tho' in places were extensive
                          plains, high grass & scarce a shrub, in the evening
                          we stopped about half way, at what is called the
                          long plain, but before we could scarcely strike fire, bell
                          our Horses &c there came a heavy thunder gust
                          and rained 2 or 3 hours, almost as heavy as ever
                          I remember, and very dark, we had no shelter
                          except one blanket stretched over a few stakes
                          which J. E. & T.M. occupied, Jacob  & I sometimes
                          walked, and at others stood still, mostly silent
                          with reverent thankfulness, and I may acknowledge
                          it was a precious Season to me and I cold not wish