tubs they went into the river & were
driven off with freshes. Thence to
Schenectady 13 ½ miles, the land thin
& stony with but little bottom land
on the river. We had the water
often in view, & tho’ we have seen
but few streams of consequence running
into the river since we left Fort
Schuyler, yet it has increas’d very
much in width. Where we lodg’d
last night, our landlord said it was
60 yards wide, in many places since
I suppos’d it to be from 100 to 150
& at Schenectady where we ferry’d
it, we were inform’d it was 60
perches wide. The town made a
pretty appearance from the opposite
shore; it was situated on the south
side of the river, appear’d to be
a considerable place, with many