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Beyond Penn's Treaty

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

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this Morng - & reach'd here about two Hours
before Night - They are now Clear
& a New Route Rode from the head of
Delaware to Presque Isle

which
passes by where we now are

14th

a heavy Frost this morning here after Wm Ayres

parting at Wm Ayres & set
out & passing down the Allegany Hollow
with the Mountains on either hand
crossd the Head of the Allegany River another part of the Allegany
Mountain
, several miles in breadth
then descending into a Vale fed our
horses & eat a little bread and cheese near the head Waters of the
Oswaya Creek which valley we con
tinued in & up the Oswaya about
14 miles, several times fording it
till we got to Kings Settlement,
calld Ceres Town which is situ-
ate on this Stream -- on a rich spot
of Bottom Land -- about 9 Miles
from here we saw a black Wolf
in the Road before us which gallopd