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64 1247 [written in the right margin] & some rocky, but all rich & productive & the Country highly cultivated. Crossed the Canastoga Creek, (which would be deemed a considerable river in England) 2 miles before entered Lancaster town_ 41 [written in the right margin] NB Lancaster is the largest inland town in America, chiefly settled by Germans, the most industrious _ frugal people in America; has a noble brick Court house & Goal, Lutherans & German, Episcopal, presbeterian Moravian & Roman Cath.c Churches & Quakers meeting, 1600 houses, framed & brick, 9000 Inhabitants. Sep' 1 - - - - Went to Sam Wrights ferry (where dined) on the Susquehannah, said by the Inhabitants to be the richest in America, tho think much better the otherside Allegany Mount' & near fort Stanwick. easy hills, [was?] & level land, the first 3 mile very rich, on a led colour lime stone, 8 farms often interspersed with portions of wood land, the best timber & large, underwooded & adorned with a fine lawn _ the next 4 mile, more on a white flint, often combined with blue lime Stone, some part gravelly, stony, trees good specie but smaller - the next 3 mile encreas= =ing in goodness as approach the Suseqe =hannah where is Ottees famous manner