Header img
Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

Page out of 110

my friend William, returned back
to Oneida.

7th day 26th Took leave of my kind
Friends, who exprest their satisfac-
tion of my visit to them, with
Tears trickling from the poor Wifes
eyelids. Rode to Parris, 6 miles
a small village, thence to Pray
Tavern
, 10 miles where I lodged
the road very Swampy occationad
pretty much by the great abun-
dance of latter rain, the country
chiefly inhabited by white people

1st day 27th Crossed the east and
main branch of Unidillar, hav-
ing crossed the West branch yester-
day both small streams with
Bridges, passed through Spring-
field