Stiff in the Morning.

The Name of our Host was
Hendrick Smith

, who with his
Brother in law, a Stockbridge, could
talk a little English: He had
18 Head of horned Cattle, Several
of his Cows were excellent; he
had about three Acres of Indian
Corn planted, and enclosed, and
a grass Lot of nearly equal
Dimensions also enclosed; and
had made some preparations
for building a new House; but
he said he was afraid to build;
for by and by his Chiefs would
sell the Land to white people,
and then he should have to
leave it; he wished we would
make their Chiefs divide