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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal, Visit to Indians in New York State, v.3

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Brothers before mentioned--he told us, on our
enquiry, that they had about 1600 sheep & be
tween 1 & 200 Cattle--this Daville

is a poor
little place, but the Landlady seemd disposd
to entertain us according t the best of her abi
lity.

Next Morning the 5th.

rose about Day Break & rode 12 1/2 miles
to Breakfast at Christian Hurlburts

Tavern
a Good House near the Canisteo Creek--our
ride this Morning chiefly over a spur of the
Allegany Mountains--then passing a large
Body of uninclosd Marshy Ground--then
after Breakfast about 11 o'Clock took our
Way up the Canisteo Creek, pretty much
following its courses in the Valley which
is rich & affords many fine Farms--the
Hills on either hand appeared like
Chains of Mountains, yet we were told
that the Country on the Top is pretty
level & well Timberd--after making
our Days ride 32 Miles put in at the
House of Joseph Loughrey, a poor place
but the only one then attainable--here

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they gave us our Breakfast about Day
Break and keeping down the Valley 18