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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Some Account of a Visit

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hollows work'd out thereon about the
size of a large disk, which appear'd to have
been done by the Indians in antient times
and probably they have often made use
of them for eating their victuals on --

We also visited Levi Halftown

, who is setled
adjoining our friends farm, and works at
the Smiths business - He was at work in
his Smithshop makeing an Oxchain, &
we understand the other Smith who is setled
up the River, is a very ingenius Man &
industrious at his trade. ----

In the afternoon we all walk'd down the
River in company with Jacob Taylor

&
Joel Swayne to view the Old farm at
Genesinguhta & visit the few families
that remain there -- The place look'd
very natural to me & the Indians my
Old neighbours, much pleas'd with my
comeing again to see them -- The house
I had assisted in building & liv'd in while
there is now occupie'd by an Indian Chief
the name of Mush, but the high fresh