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till Morning 5th day the 16, a Cloudy Frozen Morning tho but little snow fell Last night we found the Frost added to the dif--ficulty of traveling about 25 or more miles of the road between buffaloe and the Genesee is through a succession of deep swamps, and this morning our our first sitting of[f] we had one several of those difficulties to encounter this be--ing in places between belly and knee deep, and being Froze over almost hard enough to bear, it was exceeding exceed difficult and tryin[g] to the Horses, fed at Wilbords 14 miles. There to the Genesee 12 miles Lodged at Foxes near by, here we got good entertainment accommodations for Man and horse which was very grful after so trying a Journey. the Country from Buffaloe to Genesee I discribe as of follows from Buffaloe to tumbling Creek 4 miles mostly heavy timbered, to Stony Creek 8 miles