with good Stone Houses and Barns
a large proportion of the Land was
sown with rye; some of the wheat
fields looked pretty well but gene
rally poor; Clover not so forward
as in my neighbourhood, some
beautiful meadows between Lan-
caster and this place, 30 miles.

2nd day

A rainy morning stayed un
der shelter till 8 OClock, and then
crossed the river in the rain; the
said river is one mile and 12 pearches
wide. paid for Man and Horse 6 d a
cheap ferry, thence to York town 12 miles
mostly through a Valley perhaps 18
or more miles wide some beautiful
meadows made their appearance
more particularly within a few
miles of the river and this town. The
winter grain mostly poor tho’ the