creek at some distance on our right.
In 3 or 4 miles we pass’d thro’ an old
Indian field, then up the aforesaid water
thro’ some very good land, with a lux-
uriant growth of grass & weeds of various
kinds, & very thick wood about 4 miles.
Then enter’d a rough hilly country
heavily timber’d, mostly hemlock
& I thought thin land for about 7 or
8 miles, a large quantity of which
was down, so that with the hills,
the logs the brush & swampy guts
it requir’d patience & a good stock
of spirits. I mention’d to my com-
panion some time after we set off
this morning, that my mind was
uncommonly easy, cheerful & sweet,
so that I pass’d along in a lively, well
qualified state to make travelling
pleasant, but before evening I found