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1791 6 mo 28 3 WD

fast to get to the Indians encampment about 16 Miles before nigh(t?) there being some dangerous Places to pass, especially what is call'd a narrow between the Kioga Rivers Mountains about half a mile, and one deep Creek where a Horse would swim, we passed those Places by day Light & found a log to get over the Creek and found the Indians all encamped & comfortably accommodated, mostly with bark Cabbins & Bushes, and we had reason to believe they were glad to see us, and I believe tended to remove suspicions which they had fear'd that the whites had a design against them, they shook Hands with us very friendly & the Countenances of many bespoke Pleasure, & they confirmed it by a Dance which held several Hours in different parts of their encampment

29 4 About 8 oClock they gradually moved forward Family by Family so that from the foremost to the hindmost extended a considerable of Distance, & observed great stillness, a few on Horse back & a bono load of old People about 20 went down by Water, the Women carry great Loads & Children pad on foot surprisingly thr' the Mud & among Stones over the Mountains, we reached Newtown a little before the main Body & after they had encamped about 3 or 4 hundred of the Warriors came in Indian file with their Rifles on their Shoulders, & drew up in a Line by the Co. Tent, &