was so large here as to have a
forge erected on it a little above
the fording place. In about
7 miles further we cross’d the
Pawlinskill, which was the first
water we cross’d. That ran into
the Delaware; having been round
all the head branches of said
river, & also those of Susquehanna.
Stop’d & got dinner at Benjamin
Schooly’s, who with his wife are
exemplary friends. Then one mile
to New town, or Sussex court house
a smart village. Then to Jacob
Lundy’s, thro’ a pretty good country
tho’ very much broken with lime-
stone, as we advanced towards
Jacob’s the land became more
arable. I believe no place that
I have ridden thro’ since I left home