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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Travels in Some Parts of North America

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In conversation with her daughters, I under-
stood that that the family were not aware that her
complaint was the yellow fever, until after her
decease. She was preserved in so much stillness
and quietness, and, apparently, under so little
bodily pain during the progress of the disorder,
that they had no apprehension of its being this
dreadful complaint, until afterwards informed by
the medical attendants. I lodged this night and
the preceding at T. W.'s.

10th Month, 24th.

I came down with T. W.
in his chair, to Greenwich

, on business. There I
received letters from home, and also forwarded
divers others to England, by the Centurion.

10th Month, 25th.

This day and yesterday I
made my home at F. T.'s, where I lodged.

10th Month, 26th.

This afternoon I left F. T.'s,
and went on board a Hudson packet, called the
Traveller, of which Ely Bunker, a friend of Hud-
son, was owner and captain. As soon as the tide
served, we sailed up the North River, having in
company a young man from Hudson, and a young
woman that way on her way to visit a sister who
lay sick at Hudson.

10th Month, 27th.

This and the preceding night
I lodged on board the packet. In sailing along this