we have put up at a French Man's
Called Felix we had letters from
Dayton to Judge Gerards who was
kind and attentive in procuring
a suitable man to go with us, there
was a young man from Virginia at
this place of the name of Lowell [?] [delete: Crawford]
who was very kind & the Land low
having no Hay he furnished us with
some of his own freely without So-
-licitation & would not take pay for
it. I wish we may make him compen
-sation when in our power

5 mo 2nd Still at Stanton the Weather
rainy & endeavoured to procure a suitable
person to go with us & provision on
the way we agreed with a man to
go & also with with a Woman to bake
some biscuits & boil us a ham &
intend setting out tomorrow morn-
-ing with our Guide.