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and we sensibly felt the effect of ourpoor nights lodging. We met with few housesin this days ride. The country was pretty level except aboutSandy Creek. The town of Franklin [now Ve-nago county] is situated close on the side of FrenchCreek; it contains ten or twelve log houses: theywere built under cover of an old fort, which is nowdemolished, and a new one erected half a milelower down the creek just above its junctionwith the Alleghany River. Two of us waited on Captain Fowler, andpresented General Wilkinson's letter: upon read-ing which he manifested great respect, and afull disposition to comply with its contents. He kindly invited us to take breakfast with himin the morning. 14th We breakfasted with the Captain, andgot of him, upon credit of General Wilkinson'sletter, four bushels of corn to feed our horses throughthe wilderness; half a hundred of flour, and two quarts of salt to take to the Indian village. Joseph Johnson, a surveyor to the HollandCompany, who was going to the mouth of theConewango Creek, within 16 miles of Cornplanter'sresidence agreed to pilot us thither, and to procureus another from that place. After dining at the tavern where we put up