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The Canada side several Miles, a plea-sant ride being beautifyed with the River on one hand and good improvements on the other, and in some 3 or 4 miles we left this delightful Prospect to encounter a mis--erable swampy road, with some firm stony Land, and in 8 or 10 miles arrived at Asa Schuylies one of our friends which was truly satisfactory to us all, being weary, dirty, and wanted recruitive >our coming was unexpected to our friends yet truly acceptable and we were received with open hearts 14 miles 3rd day the 31 sat at John Cutlers Gilberts who appeared to be an Innocent examplary friend, has 5 children at Home three of whom are nearly grown up and are hopeful, and three are from home who are in their Mino--rity, he has latterly buried his Wife &; he is a member of Buckingham Monthly Meeting we have since met with one of his sons who was from home, he is an apprentice to a friend, and is an hope--full young friend Man thence sat at to John Herits neither him nor his Wife are in Membership, they are thoughtful persons, and profess no other way