10th. we set out early & Rode to Murrays
at the first crossing of the St. Mary's
it being a branch of that River we
rode thro without much difficulty
after feeding our Horses at Murrays
& getting a rough repast /I having
lost our own provisions bag & all on
the Road, we proceed to Stephen Youngs
18 Miles to the 2nd. Crossings of the St. Marys
where we lodged early next morning
we set out Swimming our Horses
across the River which being very
full was run out into the Bottoms
so that we had to ride a good way
thro the water, riding on it began
to rain so that that we had no
Choice but to ride 40 miles thro
a very swampy Country. almost an
entire level & one swamp so dark that
we got thro with difficulty & alarms in
passing which Elisha Tyson lost his
hat which his Horse trode in the
mud ---