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we hoisted our sails and run 20 miles up the River to Col. Fry’s, where we dined, a few miles below we pass’d by a place call’d Fort Plane, where is a handsome Worship House and other good Buildings –- After Dinner proceeded 8 miles to Nellis’s Tavern where we lay all Night.- At this place were inform’d we were but 15 miles from the Waters of Susquehanna, and about 40 from Delaware - Dutch- Our way this day being through a most beautiful and fertile country -- the Inhabitants between this and Schenectady are being mostly low Dutch. 12th. Got to the Little Falls about Noon (call'd 60 miles from Schenectady) -- here is a carrying Place of about one Mile -- the Falls altogether are about 40 feet, preparations are now making to render them navigable by Locks -- along these Falls are fine mill seats, on one of which John Porteous Esqr has erected a very good Grist Mill &; saw Mill -- Jacob Lindley and myself were kindly entertained by Major de Zeng, superintendent of the Canal business at this place. 13th. Got our Boats goods, &;ca. above the Falls and proceeded up the River about 6 miles to a place call'd Fort Herkimar, or the German Flatts -- The Country hereabout being very