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of breaking the stones 34 miles 6th. Set Off for Kingwood, crossed the Pequest within one mile of our Quarters, thenc[e] rode several miles with it near on our right having the Large allomoochy Mountain close on our left, here we passed by what is called the great Meadows, being seve- -ral Thousand Acres, with very little timber on it, and a large proportion without any, it produces a valuable out let, and some Coarse Hay. for want of more fall in the Pequest it cannot be drained. In a few miles we passed through Hacketstown a scatter- -ing Village, thence 10 miles to James Stouts on Muskenecunk where we fed, then down sd. Creek 5 miles to Southhampton a small Village, from thence to Henry Cliftons of Kingwood 12 miles. perhaps Some 7 miles back of some hights, there are two delight -ful prospects over a large extent of an improved Country, down the Waters of the Rariton: several small branches of said stream we having crossed on our way hither, about one mile back we left Pitts Town, a small Village, to our right. 34 miles