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Some Account of Rachel Coope (Journal A)

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us to call at Moses Wilson's and get his Sonsto assist, we proceeded along &; crossd pine C atthe second fork, stoped a few minutes to seeSampson Babs. got to James Yarnall's 6m,I suppose a relation, his father's name was Daniel, from toward Midn, a while beforesunset and lodged- 30th5th day Set out at 5 oclock purposing to breakfast at Moses Wilson, being informd it was 5m and the first house, but beheld, whenwe came to it the house was empty, and nobodyto enquire of, however we being a great waybefore the waggon, and cold, made bold toopen the door and go in, where we foundfire, put it up together and sat half anhour warming ourselves till the waggoncame; after conferring together a while conclud-ed to go on at a venture, as we having expected toget some information of the road at M Wilson, butby a draught of the road which our kindfriend T Stewardson had given us, knew weleft the state road, shortly after pursuing 1/2 m came to a fork, takeing the left handroad went on a piece (looking every wayfor a house) thro the woods, over being excessive