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from the Painted Post we Rode to Mary Lindley, a widdow 13 mile woman who Entertained us all night very kindly as Did her son our Horses, we Brakefasted with her 16 set our Rode to Richard Daniels 5 m Baited our horses &; Rode to Peter Roberts 5 m then to William Carters 6 m Lodged there our next Days Ride was Trying it Being a Bought 25 miles to the Block house which was the next the Rodes very Bad &; the Snow 7 or 8 in Deep Boalded the horses very much no Remedy But to go forward &; Do worse I Spread by Blanket on a Bark flore lay Down slept untill near 12 oClock then got up Smoaked my Pipe lay Down a short time Slept but little more that night Rose a bought 2 Prepaired 7 for going forward started of half past 3 Snow 7 in on the ground &; Cold got we arived at Tyoage near 9 Being 13 miles or more Cold &; hungry we Struck fire warmed our Selves Eat some Breakfast fed our horses &; set out for the Block house 10 or 12 miles the worst Rode that Ever I Saw Being to the horses knees in mud &; Some Places Deeper Roots &; Stones however we arived Safe there a bought 10 oClock when I was very much worn Down my Companions were for Trying to get to the next house that evening But I was too Tyreed to Venture it being 20 miles at Least &; the Rose for 5 or 6 m very Bad for we Concluded to Stay all night there a Dismal Place indeed the house if it may be called one open on the Top for yards of weather Cold &; one might Put there arm Between the logs no Stable for our Tyred horses nor Hay no milks Butter or Sugar we got some fryed Vanson &; Fowl Boyld &; fryed in Elks fat Eat our Supers