11th Month, 1st.

I spent this day pleasantly at
Sunnyside

. In the morning I went out with my
cousin Charles into the woods, and caught an Ame-
rican hare in a hollow tree; but we were obliged
to hew down the tree before we could come
at the prize. The American hare is not like
either the hare or the rabbit of England, but has
the appearance of a mixture of both. When the
poor creature was taken, it cried like an infant.

11th Month, 2d.

I remained at my relation's,
and, in the afternoon, accompanied my cousin
Samuel on the water, with a design of taking a
minx, but we were disappointed.

11th Month, 3d.

I attended Hudson meeting

,
and afterwards visited H. B.'s family from Eng-
land, in company with my relations.

11th Month, 4th.

I set out for Nine Partners
Quarterly Meeting

, accompanied by Charles
Marriott and three of his sisters. We took our
provisions with us in the coachee, and found the
innkeepers very cheerfully spread a table, with a
cloth and knives and forks, being well satisfied
with the profit on the feed of our horses and the
little liquor we drank. This being the general
practice, it makes travelling more easy as to ex-
pense; for the whole the innkeeper had to receive