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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal or Visit to Upper Canada and Parts Adjacent

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3rd day the 28 checkPlace

a Clear Cold Morning
Schulkill nearly Covered with floating
Ice, went to Mordica Lees

to Break-
-fast 15 miles were we were kindly
hospitabelly entertained Lodged here
15 miles

4th day the 29 checkPlace

attended the Monthly of
Maiden Creek

which was a time of refresh-
-ment to my Mind, lodged at Pennose Wily’s
1 ½ miles.

5th day the 30 checkPlace

set off early this Morning
homewards, a Clear Cold day, stoped to
see Francis Parvin

who was very unwell
when we came to Schulkill it looked very
trying to ride it, by reason of its depth, and of the great
Quantity of Floating Ice that which covered the
surfice of the Stream and the depth of
the water , we waited near half an hour
from the Boat, but the Ferryman after
considerable exertion failed geting
the boat it over by reason of the ice so that we had at last to encoun-
-ter the Frozen rugged stream, and through
mercy got safe >through my mind was