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a common interest in their work, their labour &
their produce, have many that visit & purchase
their manufactures which are remarkably
strong, but they ask & have a very high price
for every article. The sun tavern hath 4 room[s?]
on a floor, on the second 4 beds in each, with good
attick stories that is sometimes occupied by strange[?]
good entertainment, & in the Season a profus[?]
of [deletion] wood Strawberries. Vide plan & perspect[v?]
view of the Town.

June 21 - - - At 5 P. M. went the mountain road
to Allens town, the road hilly & rockey, here
& there a farm - about 70 houses in the
town mostly Log, a Church & few houses
of stone - Land waving, some meadow,
farms in good order; crossed the River Leheigh

22 - - - To [sign?] Gen Washington, good road,
many large & well cultivated farms,
much level & meadow land, tho 1/3 appeared
in ruinate, with low shrubs, called the
Barrens, yet good corn land. here is a
Church & the head of big spring - - -

--- To Kutztown a good road for
the most part level; the soil sand or gravel
united with red loam, good wheat land
but not for Rye. good farms on each
side the road. town 27 Log houses, some
of 2 storey, within 3 miles is Missilum
forge, where Cast & barr Iron is manufact

- - - To Reading, the road good, for
the most part level, with shade of trees
on each side, within which are good [8?]