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dywine, this was through what is called the German flatts. We passed through the County Town of Hackamack, and so over the River on a Bridge to the southside one mile be- -fore we fed. thence 14 miles to Teevendurfs over high, dry, Stony Land, Buildings mostly poor, as was allso the grass and other Crops; we now left the River at some distance to our left. About three miles back we went by a pretty elegant House, now occupied by the prespeterians , it was built by William Johnson before the French and Indian War as a place of Worship for the Indians. In about one Mile from after we left Teevendurff’s having passed through a fine flat, we rode the River which had increased much in weadth Width, the flat still Continuing, in one mile we left it, and passed over 6 or 7 miles of a Stony, rough, poor Country, except some bottoms on the River, the build- -ings also poor, then 7 or more miles, fine bottoms loaded with grass, and various sorts of grain; thicksettled near the River with many good Buildings, more particu- -larly on the south side. the latter part