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Land was generally hilly though not with such Sharp pitches as about Red Stone, tho as we advanc- -ed northward the Hills decreased, in places thinly timber'd, yet little or no pos- -ture to be seen, White Oak the most general timber, in the latter part of this stage, and through the neat, stoped and fed at Dun- -kins 18 miles, and got in the evening to a place called the double Cabbin 15 miles here we could get neither, pasture, hay, corn, or Oates for our horses, but having a little Oates with us, after feeding them, we tyed them to stakes &;c till Morning, after par- -taking of some of our own Victuals, we wrapped ourselves in our Blankets and tried to get some Sleep on the earthen floor being all the bed we could meet with, 33 miles 13 We were stiring betimes this morning, as our bed was not inviting to indulge nature, and in 7 ½ Miles we came to a poor Cabbin, here we got some Oates for our horses, and let them pick a little in the Woods, but we found a great Change since we left Redstone, the Season is abundantly backwards; the leaves are but Just putting out, and there is next to no picking of any kind in the Woods, that it looks likely our horses will even