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handsome and flourishing Village.

with diligent travailing we made 10 miles by 20 minutes after
6, 28 miles this day. _ during our afternoons travail we
crossed several handsome streams, pass'd between mountains
very similar to those in the morning then enter'd a large rich
Valley call'd Tissiacoquillis Valley, where the large white Pines
abound, also pass'd an Iron Works, and a beautiful Stone
Presbyterian Meeting House enclosed by an excellent Stone Wall
we have not seen any other burying ground enclosed in our Journey except
those of our own society. _ We have put up our Horses
and are enjoying ourselves in a large establisment for the
accomodation of travailers, at the foot of what is call'd the
7 mountains, which we expect to cross in the morning
and are glad to have the morning to do it; as the weather
has now become very warm, we have had no rains since leaving
Manallen. _ our company have been out to look at a chain'd
Bear, in the yard, and now that I have finish'd writing for this
day, am going to see it too. _ 5^th of 5^th M^o. Had excellent
accomodations, I awoke with the first appearance of day light
and for the first time heard the Birds Sing, the sound was as ever it