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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal or Visit to Upper Canada and Parts Adjacent

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the River Rough, we were Obliged
to go two at a time, which took
near three hours to get over, and
it Raining hard made it disagree-
-able, and we were truly thankful
when we got safe on our own shore Lodged
at Buffoaloe

15 miles

1st day of the Week 12th,

we lay last Evening
next the Roof, and their falling much
Rain, it was so plainly heard, that the
difficulty of passing through the Genesee
where there are a number of large
Creeks, without bridges, and no house to
stop at provided we could not Cross,
presented with all its discouragements,
which led into an enquiry whether we
had too much hurried out of Can ada


and upon the most strict enquiry exa-
-mination, nothing remained painful
as an Omission, but it would have been
more easy to most of our Minds