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retained to admiration he informed us that he attended our yearly meeting last year, our horses and selves being prety much wearied the horses by the ruggedness of the Road there appearingnot having been accustomed to stony roads &; not having a meeting before us that We could attend with convenience it was concluded best to lie by Seventh day &; be at the meeting in this place we is call'd New-malborough meeting we likewise did &; attended the meeting on first Day which was but small our stage was halfway from N. York to Albany eighty miles from each first day afternoon J. Rowland unwell friend Hullack inform'd me the Hierisicra put into Spirits the proportion one ounce to a quart of Spirits is an extraordinary medicine that he has been very subject to sick headach &; by taking a portion on thereof was believed &; in other complaint very useful. Sixth of the month &; second of the Week our selves Refreshed (except J.R. he much better than Yesterday) &; horses, Refresh'd left our hospitable friend, Houg E. &; his son James &; families whose kindness we shall keep in mind the antient friend bearing the Company Five miles on our way then parted with him respectfully rode through 22 miles to Esopus the Country town houses built of stone cross'd the ferry before we came to the town then from Esopus 24 miles further to the ferry opposite Katskill come so late in the evening no conveniency of Crossing the Creek the Sehow on the opposite side aground Tavern not verya hospitable neighbour neighbor &; wife kindly took us under his Roof and our into his Pasture for the night Third day of the week &; Seventh of the month this morning walked a few rods from our lodgings to a view of a phenomenon on the premises of our last night’s landlord Jacob Bogardus he with us which was the earth sunk on a body of between two &; three Acres to near sixty feet perpendicular to measure the