SW_JC1796_051

two month since came to this place with his wife and family to the Place friend who a few years ago was in good esteem, he acts in the capacity of surveyor and sits in the seat as second judge of the courts, lives in a very small log House at near the brink of a small Lake, appearing to us very singular, were told its half a mile from one shore to the Opposite one, nearly bound, that in some parts had been fathomed to the depth of 40 Fathom without reaching bottom, no visible streams in nor out of it multitudes of fish of various kinds some to be seen in deep water of a large kind; lands round about Laid out 12 Acre lots as tho navagible water stream a short distance from this William son in about Building his House to reside live in, its cause of admiration to see the Choice of this Wise Rich Man, who having such an extent of excellent Land, yet make choice of so extreme poor soil to seat himself on spot, this in the the county town, from hence we went to the Painted Post 18 miles, went two miles East of this place to a little town to lodg this afternoons ride most of the way on a Soil producing little else but Pitch Pine of very small size Cross a very high hill, the keeper of the Inn’s name Patterson in this Town three stores &; Post Office kept, Past rides to here had very good accommodation for selves &; Horses Twenty first, started pretty early and Cross'd the at the Painted Post rode by the Tioga in the water of which we saw a large flock of Ducks, they forc'd up the stream