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broken down that they smelled like fresh hay, there being many Pokebushes along the Road, they which were knocked all to pices, the stalks which were as thick as rake handles were broke, in short all vegetation where the storm reched suffered much; the fences, stumps, &; Old logs were much marked: the Win- -dows of a number of houses were very much destroyed, one place of Worshi[p] we understood had more than 300 lights broke. 28th. A fine Morning, and a pleasant day for traveling: about 8 or 9 miles of a fine Country down the River, the poorly farmed buildings not near so good as further back, thence 5 miles to Adridges where we got our Breakfasts, through land equally as good, and much better farmed, with some large buildings; both spring and Winter Wheat good, also the Corn; and fine meadows loaded with the best of Grass; the River at times close on our right, which flowed along with a gentle Current, appeard pretty deep, tho not much wider than Bar[n]