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very Trying indeed to be Detained here by there sloathfull &; slow way of Doing Buiseness &; Being so often Drunk But they are not to be Hurryed 11 the Council Meet and agreed on the Articles &; they were signed by the Indians Both Sachims &; waryers Cornplant amongst the Rest of them after which we Invited the Chiefs to our Lodgings and where we had a Seasonable oppertunity with them &; Deliverd the goods we took for them and Proposed to Call in the Morning &; Speak to us again 12 which was accordingly Done &; they Deliverd a Speech as Incerted hereafter we the Prepared for home &; set forward abought 2 oClock pm Rode 10 m to Ellis Gilberts stayed all night there 13 left Gilberts at 5 oClock the weather Cold &; the ground frose got to Matcalfs to Brakefast 13 miles, from thence we Rose to Joseph Bevens 6 or 7 miles arrived there near one oClock got our Dinners &; it Being 23 miles to the next house &; the Rode Bad we were afraid to set our that Evening so staid all night there John Parrish &; my Self Lodged at Richard Hookere being Close by Bevins fared Pretty well tho our Companions had But Poor Lodgings 14 Set of Early Rode 10 miles to a Brush Cabbin Got our Brakefast &; fed our horses in the woods it Began to snow &; some already on the ground we set of for Bath Being 13 or 14 miles there to which Place we Got a bought 3 oClock it Continued Snowing we Concluded to Stay there all night &; Capt Williamson Invited us to Lodg with him which kind offer we Imbraced 15 Set of Early the Snow 8 inches Deep Rode to Corbits 6 miles got Brakefast Continued Snowing Set out for the Painted Post, 11 miles the horses Balded very Badly which made it Bad Rideing Hoped there &; Baited our horses