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is one of the most interesting ones that I have travelled since I started my journey it is level and commands a most interesting prospect the scenery is enchanting where the road is not shaded by trees and groves large plains bounded by a range of green woods be on each side. Urbana is a very handsome place the buildings are good principally of brick it has two churches Pres- and Meth- the old court

 [crossed the Mud River between Liberty and Urbana]

stands immediately in the centre of the square where the two main str meet it does not much credit to the taste of villagers it is an old building and makes a very bad appearance. Sunday 31st Continued our journey tolerable good roads Mr. Roberts taken sick this morning with her old complaint. Through the advice of some persons we turned off our course which lay through Dayton and proceeded on another route. I think we shall have cause to repeat it as the roads are new. Crossed a branch of the Miami this morning. Stopped at noon to a private house put up to a private house tonight the people very hospitable. August 1 Crossed the Miami this morning 6 miles from where we staid all night it is the largest River we have crossed since we came from home. It was fordable where we crossed I should think it was 40 rods wide. The village of Troy is situate on it when we crossed it it is quite a pretty village has a court house. When we stopped at noon learned that this route which we are on is a very bad one and I have concluded to go by Eaton Indianapolis I.e. our old preferred route.