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early and rideing down the Allegany River arivd at the upper Settlements of Indians near the Mouth of the Little Valley about one Oclock. We stopt at Peter Sniders to feed our horses and take some refreshment ourselves &; a number of Indians collected about us, most of them knew one &; seem'd much pleas'd with our comeing-- This was about 12 Miles Above Tunesassa, and as we past down the River we found a good road open'd by the Indians most of the way saw a large number of Cornfields, many new Settlements made, and several small villages built since I left them six years before-- Many of the Indians came to shake hands with us as we rode along expressing their Joy to see us, in their usual way of exultation-- We ariv'd at Tunesassa a little before sunset, found our friends Jacob Taylor, Joel Swayne, Benjamin Cope his wife Rachel, &; Hannah Jackson all well, much pleas'd to see us and gratifyed with hearing from their Relations and friends and receiving