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                                        Second Journey

1793 4 mo 30.3 Left home about half after 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon, in order to

                        attend an Indian Treaty to be held at Niagra, and had for Company
                        my Friends Joseph Moore & John Elliott, also Beverly Randolf
                        Timothy Pickering
                        two of the Commissioners, & accompanied a few Miles by my Brother Isaac
                        and Son Joseph, we reached Norristown about 17 Miles near Sunset,and
                        about 8 O'Clock Col: Pickering the other Commissioner came up, we
                        lodged at Roberts's Tavern.

5 mo 1 4 Rose early & rode to the Trap about 9 Miles to Breakfast, from thence

                        ten Miles to Pots Town & refreshed at Thos: Rutters, then 4 Miles to
                        Henry Bushes at the White Horse, a House of excellent Entertainment,
                        the Landlady very obliging, from there we rode 13 Miles to Samuel
                        Jackson's & Lodged, were hospitably entertained by him a kind friend
           2     5         Joined our Company & rode 16 Miles to Hamburgh & dined, in the
                        Afternoon rode 14 Miles to Jeremiah Reeds, our Lodgings indifferent
                        the Rain coming in on our Beds, obliged us to move.
           3     6         Rose early Breakfasted & crossed Schuylkill, about 4 Miles very hilly,
                        the Clouds passing below the Tops of the Mountains, rising like
                        Smoke out of a Coal Pit, these Appearances appear Strange to a 
                        Citizen, this Morning Meditation sweet & instructive, we proceeded
                        through a mountainous barren Country about 3 Miles an hour and reached
                        Jesse Yarnell's about 19 Miles our first Stage, on our Way we
                        had the pleasing Sight of two Deer, which stood looking at us as
                        of they were Tame,at the Distance of about 90 yards, proceeded
                        and crossed Susquehanna over to Northumberland, within Sight,
                        called to see Josiah Haines, who kindly entertained us, &
                        accompanied us that Evening about 17 Miles to one Peats.
           5     1         Rode about 17 Miles to Breakfast, at William Ellis's, from thence
                       to Meeting, which was solid, the House being nearly full of Friends and
                       friendly People, dined at Samuel Wallice's, here we met the Commissioner 
                       again, having left them at Northumberland, and here we left them
                       and went about 5 Miles to Samuel Harris's, at the Place called Loyalsock
            6     2        Rainy Morning we visited Henry Widdifield & another
                       friend's Family to good Satisfaction, after Dinner the Commissioner unclear