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oak leaves on the bank of Juniatta, not larger that Squirrels
ears; came 20 miles to W^ms Port, a place of deposit for
vast quantites of building stuff rafted down the Patowmac.
We got a Tea dinner with every kind attention from our Landlady
who was very desirous of a meeting, having been raisd in the neighborhood
of Hopewell, however we had no meeting for her, at 1/2
past two we were under way, again, tho' we knew we were only
62 miles from home, we had to look another course and half
a mile brought us to the River. I thought I could not, nor would
not ford it, but meeting no suitable way of ferrying, we sat in the
Carriage untill T Leach went across 4 or 5 hundred yards
wide as we suppose'd, for there was no body to tell us, here [we?]
in had in remembrance, our dear departed relation T Moore, who
no doubt reciev'd on this shallow stream, the ground work of his
mortal disease; T Leach after trying its depth returnd to meet
us in the deepest water, and as G Wilson said, remain'd in this
Jordan untill I pass'd over. My weakness about crossing water
here show'd itself so much, tho I was very still, that George said he
had never seen me so beat out, in all the journey. _ in 10

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oak leaves on the bank of Juniatta, not larger that Squirrels
ears; came 20 miles to Wms Port, a place of deposit for
vast quantites of building stuff rafted down the Patowmac.
We got a Tea dinner with every kind attention from our Landlady
who was very desirous of a meeting, having been raisd in the neighborhood
of Hopewell, however we had no meeting for her, at 1/2
past two we were under way, again, tho' we knew we were only
[62?] miles from home, we had to look another course and half
a mile brought us to the River. I thought I could not, nor would
not ford it, but meeting no suitable way of ferrying, we sat in the
Carriage untill T Leach went across 4 or 5 hundred yards
wide as we suppose'd, for there was no body to tell us, here [we?]
in had in remembrance, our dear departed relation T Moore, who
no doubt reciev'd on this shallow stream, the ground work of his
mortal disease; T Leach after trying its depth returnd to meet
us in the deepest water, and as G Wilson said, remain'd in this
Jordan untill I pass'd over. My weakness about crossing water
here show'd itself so much, tho I was very still, that George said he
had never seen me so beat out, in all the journey. _ in 10