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We have assisted them in building several houses and have made a considerable progress in Farming on our own Lot for what time we have been on it; our Corn, Potatoes Garden etc. affords a beautiful aspect, and we intend to sow some Wheat and Rye this Fall if we can procure Seed, which can-not be obtained nearer than Franklin and Pitts-burgh that we know of— We are also about preparing to build ourselves a com-fortable house before Winter sets in We are your affectionate Friends Genesinguhta 7th mo 29th 1798 Henry Simmons Joel Swayne &; Halliday Jackson NB We have received no accounts from Philadel-phia or parts Adjacent since we left them