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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal, Visit to Indians in New York State, v.1

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for Dinner. This is a fine Country-- ma
ny of the apple Trees are richly laden
with fruit--but we have yet seen Pea
ches in one place only & there few.
The Weather has hitherto been very plea
sant. The housing is Chiefly [?] &
many of the Roofs of the Old old buil
dings are coverd with Tiles . After 4 oclock
left B & in about 3 Miles got into Amos Lea

s who lives on another Branch of Monnotawny Creek havg rode about 26 or 27 miles this Day.

7th & 5th Day of the week.

Left Amos Leas

after
Breakfast & Crossing Oley Hill which commands
a fine view of the Maxatawny Farms in about
10 miles riding got to Thomas Lightfoots
where we Dind & I finished a Letter begun
yesterday at B Wrights Directed to mother & left
it with Tho Lightfoot to put into Reading Post
Office on 7th Day. Maiden Creek Meetg House
is about a Qr. of a mile from Tho's & the
Creek (a fine stream) is but little further
about one oclock we left here & traveld on
the Sunberry Road about 13 miles & then took
the Cattarsessey--we had the Blue Ridge
of mountains in view ascending Oley Hill &
at the foot of the Mountain we passd