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[here], about 50 families compose it, among them some worthier,
but no minister belonging to any meeting, since Huntington,
and only 3 belonging to the Q^ly meet^g. _ Which may in part account
for the openness, with which I have been reciev'd, among them _
Making ready for meeting it was discoverd, that one of the
thorough braces was nearly half broken. After dinner several of
the neighbors came in and assisted in repairing it, but too late
to go on our way, we spent another night agreeably with our
kind friends T Penroses family, his wife is aunt to M Kirk &
tho entirely incapacitated from doing any kind of business or
sit up long at a time, her whole frame is so Paraliz'd, that the
shaking is incessant; when awake; but her mental powers
appear to have suffer'd very little impairment; her mind quiet, and severe
to an uncommon degree, takes an Interest in converstation, her life is said
to been actively useful, and love to her Maker, and to all around her
appears to be full in measure _

5^th day the 19^th of the M^o _
Set out at 6 oclock, rode 8 miles to Bedford, search'd the P
Office for letters, unsuccessfully, put one in, and mov'd on, crossd several
Streams, which come together and form the Juniatta, which we cross'd on a

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[here?], about 50 families compose it, among them some worthier,
but no minister belonging to any meeting, since [Harrington, Huntington?],
and only 3 belonging to the Qly meet'g. _ Which may in part account
for the openness, with which I have been reciev'd, among them _
Making ready for meeting it was discoverd, that one of the
thorough braces was nearly half broken. After dinner several of
the neighbors came in and assisted in repairing it, but too late
to go on our way, we spent another night agreeably with our
kind friends T Penroses family, his wife is aunt to M Kirk &
tho entirely incapacitated from doing any kind of business or
sit up long at a time, her whole frame is so Paraliz'd, that the
shaking is incessant; when awake; but her mental powers
appear to have suffer'd very little impairment; her mind quiet, and [?]
to an uncommon degree, takes an Interest in converstation, her life is said
to been actively useful, and love to her Maker, and to all around her
appears to be full in measure _

5th day the 19th of the Mo _
Set out at 6 oclock, rode 8 miles to Bedford, search'd the P
Office for letters, unsuccessfully, put one in, and mov'd on, crossd several
Streams, which come together and form the Juniatta, which we cross'd on a