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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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Vil. 16 miles, some of the way tola-
rable good other parts muddy, stony
& very hilly, through some very
poor Land, and but thinly Inha-
bitted, from thence 8 miles thro’
a very hilly Country to New-
Durham
. a very small Village
passed on 3 miles further, lodged
at a public House.

4th day 30th Went 6 miles came
to Acrea where were a few build-
ings, thence to Esopus 34 miles
most of the Roads pretty dry &
good, not very hilly, but the Land
appear’d barren and unfruitful
and very thinly settled with
people, except about fifteen
miles of the latter part, which
had