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patches of pine land. say several
beautiful birds on the no. side of a
Raisetown branch of Juneata river
& on the So. side of Dunnings creek
or Frankstown branch of Junietta.
- 19 farms upon the road. Bedford
is a county town situated upon Dunnings Creek has a local house, goal,
prisbeterian church & 70 or 80 Stone
or Log houses, & pleasantly situated.
crossed the creek over a bridge a mile
before came to the town, counted
very healthy. many sheep feeding
upon the common _ ________

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June
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To Ryans, the foot of the
Allagany mountains (the old Philada
road,) for the most part easy hills
some part pine & other trees. 8 farms
on the road. NB a new road has been
lately opened to the Southward through
a glade wherein are many Dutch
settlements. Ryans an excellent tavern

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------ To Statlers publick house, 2
miles easy gentle hills, tollerable good
land & timber, before we came to what
I should call the foot of Allagany mount,
then crossed a spring & mounted the
steepest ascent hitherto, but of no great
length, then a gradual rising, rocky
road, with springs from eachside
murmering down the road over the
stones, perfectly clear & truly romantic
adorned on each side by good timber
trees, in 2 1/2 miles came to a public
house a little above which there is
good level land, then rising ground

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