hv_coatesi_account_1798_052

and furnished within, as is usual in Indianbuildings. It stands on an elevated spot, within five perches of the river on its northeastside. 5 day 24th. This morning our young men set towork, on their lot having borrowed some tools of Cornplan-ter, they got a piece of ground, cleared of rubbish,and dug up for a garden, and our potatoesplanted that the Indians gave us, also preparedsome ground for the reception of other seeds, whenthey were stopped by rain which continued at intervals for most of this day. About 11 o'clock we felt our minds engagedto draw into our new habitation, and sit downtogether for religious retirement: in whichwe were favored with the renewed extendingsof divine regard to the contriting of our spiritsand strengthening of our minds, in the workin which we are embarked, and we trust it wasa time to be encouragingly remembered byour friends when we are separated fromthem. We now sensibly feel the want of ourgoods, which we cannot look for in less than a week from this time, the season forplanting corn being fully come, we are in somedoubts of getting much of that valuable article in,so as to answer a good purpose the present year: