hv_bacond_account_1794_003

Some account of our journey to Cannandaigue 15 of the 7 month 1794 Believing it Right to Attend a Treaty to be Held with the Six Nation Indians, Timothy Pickerin Being Commisoner John Parrish William Savery James Emlen and myself set of on our journey the 15 of the 7 month 1794 we staid at Casper Hainses. Germantown Refreshed our selves the weather Being very warm then rode 14 m to Joseph Pottses. Dined there, from were we Rode to Thomas Rutters 16 miles the 16 Lodged there the 16 we Left T:R Rode to Reding 19 miles staid there all night - at Samuel Jackson's 17 we Rode to Mordica Lee 10 miles, got Breakfast Rode to Carters Town 9 miles, dined then to Stevenses 8 miles from thence to the Widdow Hollow, 9 miles lodges there were well entertained. 18th we set out early rode 6 miles to Devout Thrathes got our breakfast of venson. Rode a 11 miles to Ladenburg as got dinner on fryed poork. Then to Catewising 13 miles. Lodged at John Myers 19 we crossed Susquehanna Rode 11 miles to Hugh Watsons, dined on bread and butter then rode 9 miles to Mc Calvery, got some fryed Mutton the to William Ellises, 5 miles. stayed with his wife and children all night he being in Philad. 20 went to Samuel Wallise, at Muncy from thence to Mary Harris's 9 miles with savery being poorly we stayed there all night 21 we left there Rhode to Kiyles 16 miles got dinner then to the Block House 22 miles moved a bad rode which occasioned us to be within night. Before we got there, we crossed Moccomming 9 Time &; Trout Run 32, in the way there