take care of them, & that they would
be entirely safe. We now took an
affectionate farewell of the chief, and
of the indians present, who parted
with us with much respect; & I can
truly say, the longer I have been
among that people, the more near
& united they have felt to me, & now
on parting they felt like bretheren
with whom I had been intimately
acquainted, & for whose welfare I
feel ardent wishes. About 8 Oclock
we left Buffaloe, having a fine
day to enter the wilderness, & there
having been about a week of dry
weather, the road was this day pretty
good, so that with industry, we
travelled by computation 45 miles
much of this day’s ride was thro’ a
country very thinly timber’d, which