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can get nothing here for the horses to eat and sparse accomodations for ourselves. We shall be obliged to proceed in the rain. Yesterday we crossed one corner Wyandot Reservation. Congress has been trying to buy out the Indians but they will not sell we saw some of them were we staid all night. at Noon stopped at Merrimac in it has cleared off and is quite pleasant. the roads very muddy. Friday 29th. Last night put up at a public house by Berks from Philadelphia. This day very pleasant the roads as bad as they can be rode 12 miles without seeing more than one house travelled 19 miles today yesterday 14 miles the roads are so bad we get along so slow I am almost discouraged I forgot to mention that yesterday we crossed the Timahhet? today the Scioto. Saturday 30th Some rain this morning. Rode 19 miles yesterday put up at a private house the people are very awkward and uncleaned in this part of the country we have travelled 30 miles and in the distance seen ? 4 houses nothing but woods saw some Indians here got through our bad roads passed through Balltown to day stoped in Liberty at noon put up tonight in Urbana at Mr. Bain?excellent accommodations the which leads from West Liberty to Urbana