SW_JC1796_054

Twenty third, Did not rise very early, examining our Horses found mine the back swollen, so that it would not be safe to Ride it, therefore concluded to clothe her only with the saddle &; other appurtenances &; I too take it a foot to our friends at Munsey which was about twenty miles, we thought it right now to part J.L. went concluded to go with our friend J.E. Likewise our Pilot still continuing their Pilot before we seperated made him a rewarded him with better than four Dollars, then we concluded we were great gainers, without him we should have been in continual Anxiety about the way both as to the best as well as the right likewise the distance, between One &; Two came to William Ellisses, not a mile from the Meeting House. I having walk'd cheaf chief of the way the other two spelling me by turns came this morning 20 miles, this morning crossed the Lycomming Waters several times, once crossed the Loyalsock Waters a little above where the two waters unite. We here on the south side of the Wilderness find there harvest for the most part gathered, with all a wet harvest, whilst on the North Harvest not no Grain Harvested season very dry Here we heard of singular circumstance of Person a Frenchman who was