to forward our goods to Cornplanter’s
settlement; he kindly invited us to come
and take dinner with him, which
kindness we acknowledged, but excused
ourselves, in account of our buisness.
All hands were now employed in pro-
curing the necessary articles to be sent into
the Indian country, Isaac Craig the
deputy quarter master, was very assis
tant, he provided a boat, sent a wag-
gon to take our goods from the public
store which was in the fort, and went
with us there; he also sent the waggon
to convey those we had procured indif
ferent parts of the town; we got all
our goods to the nharf, weighed and
put on board before evening. The
whole of those sent from Philadel
phia, with whose procured in this
town, weighed about 4700 lb for