Monday May 11: 1789
We arrivd at Albany, Juſt be fore Night, and I we went to See about geting a wagan to
Cary us to [illegible]Schenactida, — but got none, Tueſday
Tueſday May 12:
got a wagan early and we Loaded about 10: and we Sot off, and we got to Schenactida[illegible]
Juſt before
Sun Sit, and we were very wet for had Rain moſt of the way and I was much beat out, and we put our things in Mr John
Poſt Barn, and there we lodg[illegible][guess: d] We went to Begd Soon — —
Wedneſday May 13:
about
5: I attended upon a Lecture
and there was not ma
^n^y
People, becauſe they had not
Notice— I Spoke from, 1 Corin
7: 22: 30: and the People a
[gap: worn_edge][guess: t]
[gap: worn_edge][guess: t]ended becomingly, and
they
made me a Collection, and
it was godd for the Times — —
Thirdsday May 14:
was at the Place all Day — —
Fryday
was at all Day again — —
Satturday May 16:
a bout 10 we pout
a Boar of a Batoe our things, and we went over the
River, and walkd up the River
a bout 2 miles and there we Stopt Some at a Certain Houſe, and the man of the Houſe gave us a Dinner and about 1: the Boat Cam up, and Sot off Some Time in the after Noon, and we got to Hi[illegible][guess: c]ry Tavern, and the[gap: tear][guess: re] we Lodgd,—
Sabb May 17:
Sot
of early
and we got to
Warrans
Buſh
, at Night and
my wife
and I Lodgd at
Mr Bar tlets, my good old Friends —
Monday May 18:
wen on again early, and reachd to Kaconawa[illegible][guess: u]^ka^ and my wife I Lodgd at Mr
Vaders, — —
Tueſeday May 19:
Sot off again early, and we were over with Rain at Major Fonda's and my
wife I went into the
Houſe, and we were kindly Treated had Dinner, and we we a little further and there Lodgd at Mr Hardys —
Wedneſday May 20:
got up early and got us Breakfaſt and then we puſ[illegible]hd on and we got up above fort
Plain and we Made up a fire by the Sigde of the River and there we Spent the Night —
Thirdsday May 21
got up
early and got Breakfaſt
and as Soon as we had ate
we went on again, and in
the we got to
Conajohare and
we Lodgd a little above
^old Mohaw^k^^
Caſtle, and we made up a fire
near
the River, near by one
Mr John Vantreſer, — —
Fryday May 22:
Soon after eating we went on again and in the Evening we got a little
below Fort Harkamer and we made up a Fire again by the River, and there we Slep — —
Saturday May 23
in the
morning we went on again
we made a Halt at
Mr Fran^ks^ and after that we paſt on
here a white woman took
our Little Salley, and mad
wa
[illegible]lk about 8 miles She
only
four and half year old
She was much worried
in the Evening we got
Mr Tygurts, and the we Lodgd
my wife and I in a Hovel
the Reſt
Lodgd in the Boat —
Sabb May 24:
got up early
and I went over
the
River and went to
Fort De[illegible][guess: a]ton and
there I preachd, Twice to a
large number of People, and
I Spoke from Jonah III: 5
and 1 Corin XVI. 22 and the
People attended with all gra
vity and
Solemnity,— took my
Dinner at
Mr Tolcuts — and
as Soon as the meeting was
done I
went with
Dr Petre and there took Tea — and
as Soon as we had
done I
had an Horſe got up for me
and a young man with a
nother Horſe to accompany
wme towards
Fort Schiler and we Soon Sot off, and we
got about 4 miles Short of
the Fort, and there I got down
and the
Young man went back
with Horſes, and I walked a
long about a mile, and found
Tired, and I
went into a Certain
Houſe, and aſked whether I
Coud not Stay there, and they
Said I might, and so I Stayd—
and the man of the Houſe
aſkd
me wether I Cou'd not give them
a Diſcourſe, I told them I Coud,
and So they Sent out word, &
Neighbours Came in directly
and there was a Conſiderable
Number of People Collected.
and it is a New Settement,—
and I Spoke from the words
he that believeth on the Son
of god, hath the witneſs in
himſelf — and the People at
tended with Solemnity — Soon
af
ter Meeting I went to bed, and
reſted well. — —
Monday may 25:
got up early and Sot off, and I got to weavers Town
Soon, and went in old Mr Weaver's Houſe, and there took Breakfaſt, and Soon after went on a gain
& got to my Family. about 10 ^at Fort Schioler^ and found them all well, and there we Stayd all Day and the Boat that brought us went on to Niegara. – —
Tueſday May 26:
was aga^in^ at the Place all Day — towards Night,
our Anthony Paul
Came and Brother David Fowler
Came to us, and Stayd all Nig with us — — —
Wedneſday May 27:
Soon after
Breakfaſt, we Sot off for B[illegible]ro therton,. and we had Rain to travil in, and to our Place a little before Sun Sit, and were very much w[illegible][guess: a]rried, and we went to Bed Soon. — —
Sabb May 31:
Preachd at
Brother Town
[illegible] to not a large Congregation, Spoke from,
[gap: omitted] and the People were attentive, and were glad to See me
once more. — —
Monday June 1
&c:
this week went to warrins
Buſh, — —
Sabb June 7:
Preachd at
Elder Mudges meeting Houſe in Yankey hill, Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and there was a vaſt Number of People, and attend ed with great attention,
a—
Monday
Towards Night Prea^hd^ at M
Tueſday June 9.
went to
Albany Buſh, and there I preachd at a Certain
Houſe. and there was not many People, and they attended with Seriousneſs — —
Wedneſday June 10,
was at
Phaladelphia
Buſh, Came here
laſt Night, and Lodgd at one
Mr Sharmans,— and about 9 the People Collected together
at the Same Houſe, and I preachd to them, Spoke from [gap: omitted] and the People attended
well as Soon as the meeting was over, I with one Mr
[gap: omitted] and I Dined there, and as soon I had ate, I went on to John Town, and So on — — —
Fryday June 112.
got to
Fort‑ Plain
before Noon, put up
at
Mr Jonathan Deans, one of
my good old Friends, found them
all well; — — Towards Night the
People Collected, and there was
but
few, — and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
[gap: omitted]
Lodgd at at the Same Houſe
Saturday June 13
Some Time before Noon, Sot off again, and got to Garman Flats
Some Time before, ^N^ and I put at Esqr Franks,—
Sabb: June 14
after Break faſt went over to Fort Dayton and
there preachd in a Dutch meeting Houſe, and there was a large Number of People, and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
Isa. V:
July 1 Sab
Preachd at the gar man flats —
Auguſt 1 Sab
Sepr 1. ^S^ and
Sepr the laſt
Sab.
the Texts
I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
by one man Sin entered into
the
World &c
Jeſus
Chriſt the
Same &c.
Underſtandeſt thou
what thou readeſt — at
Esqr Franks on week Day, thy hear
^t^ is
not right in the Sight of god
So then every one of us Shall give
an account of himſelf to god. —
Blank page.
Sepr 1
was Call by the Major Coldbreath to be with
them in their Training at Clinton; about
2 in the after noon they were all Collected, and the major Came to
Capt Tuttles where I was and he acompanied me to the Com pany, and a fine appearence they made for the firſt Time there was upwards of a Hundr^ed^ likely
young men, the Place has been Settling only one
^2^ Year and an half,— I gave them a few words of
Exhortation, and then Prayd, and then they exer ciſd a little while,— and then went to Dinner, they put me at the
head of the Table, and a fine Dinner we had,— in the evening I went
to Capt
Bullings and there Ld and was kindly entertaind.—
Sepr 18: 1789 Fryday
left home and Sot out for New England, my Son Andrew
acompanied, we got to
Fort Sckiler before Night, and we
Stayd there all Night —
Sepr 19
we got up very early and Sot off, and we got to Fort Dayton
near 12, Calld on Mr Talcutt, and took Dinner, and Soon after eating,
my Boy went back,— And towards Night
I went overt to Esqr Franks, and there Lodgd, — —
Sabb
Sepr 20:
Preachd at
Esqr Franks Barn, and there was a vaſt Number of People,
Lodgd at the Esqrs — —
Monday Sepr 21:
Some Time in the morning, I went to Mr Kains and was there a while, and then went back to
Fort Harkumer, took Dinner with Mr
[gap: omitted]
^Tueſday 22^
Toward Night, Esqr Phelps
Bat too Come a long, and I got a B[illegible]th in it, and I went a Board, and we went down and got to the
little Falls after Sun Set and there we Lodgd, — —
Wedneſday
Sepr 23:
got up very early, and had things Caried below the Falls, and So we went on down
the River, and we go to Cohneneau ka and we Lodgd at a Tavern, we found the River
exceeding low and very difficult in Some Places to get along, the men were obligd to get out of the Boat very often —
Thirdsday
Sepr 24
Octr 1
Sot off very Early again, and got to Schena tada a little before Night. and I Lodgd at Mr
Poſts -– — —
Fryday
SeprOctr 2
got up early,
and went to a Certain Houſe
where I expected to have a Chance
in a Wagon, but was diſapointe
^d^ and So I went on a foot, and Some
in the after Noon a Friend over
took me, and he took
^me^ in his
wagon
and we got to
Albany
Juſt after
Sun Sit, and I Lodgd at
Mr Orrs and I went to Bed Soon — — —
Saturday Octr 3.
Some Time before Noon Sot off a foot again went to Coegman Pattern, and I met Dr Utter, and his Brother
and they Said they woud be back Soon, and woud take Me in their wagon, and Juſt before Sun Set they over took and I went with them, and we
Calld at Dr Utters a little while and Mr
Jeſee Utter
Caried to his
Houſe, and it was near mid N before we got there, and there I Lodged, — — —
Sabb 4:
as Soon as we got our
Breakfaſt, we went into a
wagan and to meeting at
Dor Utters about 4 miles. &
there I Preachd. Spoke from
Acts VIII. 21. and the People attended
well,— In the after Noon, we went
to
Mr
Conrod Tenikes Barn, and
^there^ we had a
meeting, and there was
a large Number of People, and
I Spoke from Jonah III: 5:
and
the People attended with great
Attention, and it was a Rainey
Day,— in the evening Preachd
in
Mr
Corod Tenikes Houſe, and
there was a Conſiderable of
People, and I Spoke from Matt
I: 21: and the People behaved
well — Lodgd at the Houſe the
^[below]y^ are Ducth People, and they were
very kind to me, and reſt well — —
Monday Octr 5:
Some Time be‐
fore Noon, I had an Horſe broug
^ht^ me and I went to
Mr
Northops
and found them very Religious
about 2. we began the meeting
and there was a great Number
of
People,— Lodgd at the Same
Houſe. —
Tuſed — Tuſeday
M
Octr 6
As Soon as I had done eating, we went[illegible] to
Dr Stantons, — and we began the meeting about 11: and
there was a great Number of People and I Spoke [illegible]from [gap: omitted] in the aftr Noon
preachd again — and Spoke from [gap: omitted] in the Evening I
went to M.r Stantons and did not expect to have any People, but there
was a number, Came together & we a little meeting, — and I Lodgd at the Same Houſe and reſt well — — —
Wedneſday
Octr 7:
Soon af
^r^
Beakfast we went to
M.r Tenik about 2 we began the mee
the meeting, and there was
a great
Number of People
and I Spoke from Marck V: 4
and the People attended well —
Lodgd at Mr Tenikes — — —
after meeting I we to m
r
John Colvins' and there we
had a nothere meeting, unexp
^tedly^ and there was a large number
of People and I Spoke to them
Matt Seek ye
firſt
&c: and the
People were much movd, it
was a Comfortable meeting, I
Lodgd at the Same Houſe, — —
Thirdsday
Octr8:
oin the morn I went to See a woman that had been Sick Some Time. and Said few
word to her and
Prayd with her, — and then went back, and took break faſt, and Soon after Mr Colvin went with me to the
River, [gap: worn_edge][guess: and]
Mr Wells at Albany
1 Corin 6: 19 — we parted the
River, and I over to S[illegible][guess: c]odock, and from there went to Mr Lotts about 7 miles and I walkd
a bout 2 ^m^ and half and then Mr Brown overtook me, and he Caried me to Mr Lotts, got there near Sun Set and we were very glad to See each other once more,— Lodgd at the Same Houſe — — —
Fryday
^9^
Some Time in the morning I went to Mr Daniel Muckmullins, and to Mr Ephra Bailys, towards Night went back to Mr Lotts, and there we had a meeting in the evening and
there a large Number of People I Spoke from [gap: tear]
Gal. IV 11
gether to Meeting, and I Spoke from Job I: 9 and the People attended with great
affection I Lodgd at the Same Houſe —
Tueſday
Octr 13:
Mr Whilly Came to Mr Lotts quite early to acompany me down to Scodock Landing, got there Soon, and
Capt Allyn was not ready, &
Mr Whilly went back, —
Wedneſday, ^Octr 14:^
was at the Schoon ner all, Day —
Thirdsday
Octr 15:
Some Time in the after Noon we weighd
Ancker, and Spred Sail to the Wind, and went the
River got but about 10: 11: and there we Dropt
Anker
Fryday
Octr 16
found
the wind a Head of us and
So we lay Still till
a bout 2
in the after Noon and the
wind Sprang about weſt North
weſt and went down again —
Saturday Octr 17
Some Time in the Day went on again but did not go but little ways —
Sabb:
Octr 18:
went on again but did not go far — —
Monday Octr 19.
got but a little ways again —
Tueſday
Octr 20
went on again not far.
Wedneſday
Octr 21.
went on Still got near New York —
—
Thirdsday
Octr 22
a little after
Sun riſe we were a Shore —
went directly to find a Paſage
to
New London and found one
Soon, in a Sloop goin to
N London Towards Night I put
[gap: worn_edge]
my things. and Lodged
a Board
Capt Fellows is Maſter of her —
Fryday, ^23^
Some Time before Noon we Sot Sail, and went on the Wind in our Favour and we Saild all Night,—
Saturday Octr 24.
we went the wind in our favour Conſide rable. towards Night the wind began to Blow hard, and the Clouds gatherd thick and So we Sought for a Harbor, and
Some Time before Sun Sit we made a Harber, againſt
Brandford, and there Lay all Night, and it
was a Stormy Night. —
Sabb.
Octr 25
Some Time in
the Morning we Sot Sail, the
wind was right a Head as we
were geting out of the Har
[gap: worn_edge]
but it was very fair when
we got
out, and
^the^ Sun was
about an Hour and half high
at
Night when we got faſt
^at a^
warf and I went to See Some
Friends — Lodgd at
Mr Perrys
a public Houſe,— and I Sot up
late with two women, Converſ
ing about Religious matters
about 11. I went to Bed, and
I was taken
Strangely in the
Night with an uncommon Swe
^at^ but after
a while went to Sleep
but did not Sleep well — —
Monday Octr 26:
Got up early
and it was a Stormy Day it
Raind very hard, and wind blew
hard alſo — towards Night I wen
^t^ over to
Groton, Calld on
Capt Lathem a few minutes, and then went
to
Mr Streets, and there I took
food, and they let me have a
Horſe and went to
Mr Woodman
cys
and there I Lodgd, and was
very kindly entertaind, went to
Bed Some what late, and Soon
after I got to Bed, I began to Swea
^t^ again very much and was un
comfortable Slept but poorly —
Tuſday
Octr 27.
got up early and after Breakfaſt, I had a
Horſe, of Mr Woodmancy and I went to Mr Saunderss and I met
Mr Saunders, and Mr Woodworth and they glad to See me, and so I paſt on, and when I got to the
Houſe, how glad they were, and there I Stayd all Day — I expect ed my Mare, that I Left with
Mr Culver but She was rid
a way
laſt
Sabb: and was not
returnd, and and So I Stayd all ^Day^ and all Night —
Wedneſday 28:
after Breakfaſt
took leave of the Family, and
went to
old Mr Culvers, and by
the way I met
mr Culver
bring
g my Mare to me, and So got up
and went on my way, and Soon
got to
Gails Ferry, and the wind
was very hard, and Coud not get
over, and So Stayd all Day at
evening the Wind was Still very
Strong and fl
[illegible][guess: a]wee and So Conclu
^ded^ to Stay all Night, and in the even
ing the
People of the Family aſkd
me, whether it woud be agrea
^ble^ to me to have a few Neighbours
Come together, that I might Pray
with them, I told them it was
quite agreable,—
Thirdsday
Octr 29
got up
early, and took Brea
^k^faſt and
then went over — and got to
Son Benonis Some Time before
noon, and found him Sick &
had been very Sick for a
bout 6: weeks, and was now
a little Better,— and I went
on to my Old Houſe, and
them that live in my Houſe
were well, except the woman
and there I Stayd — and I was
poorly with the uncommon
Cold that is every where —
Sabb
Novr 1:
was very warm and I felt a little eaſy, and I went S
aſhpos expecting, to Seen meeting, but he had none and So went
back — —
SabbOctrurday
^Novr 7^
was much poorly yet I went to groton Indian T got there after Sun Set, and was receivd with great Love in the evening we had a little meeting — —
—
Sabb:
Octr
^Novr 8^
the People got
together about 10, and a great
number there was, and I Spo
^k^ from Mat I. 21: and Acts VIII. 21
and the People attended with
great attention
and many was
[gap: worn_edge][guess: greatly aff]ected —
in the eveng
went to
Mr Stantons, and there
^had^ another
meeting, and a great
many People there was — I Spoke
from Gala IV. 11 and the People
were very Serious — I Lodgd at
the Same Houſe — —
Sabb 15.
went to Mr Whalley and
preachd to a great Number, of People I Spoke from Gal IV. 11 and the People gave very great attention,— as Soon as the meetg was over I went to widow
Fitches, and there was Conſide rable Number of People, and they attended well, and as Soon as the meeting
was done, I went home to my old Houſe — —
Sabb
Novr 22
went to go over to [illegible][guess: Paweuttuunuck], but it was very Stormy, and Stopt — about 10 the Storm abated Some and I Sot off got there about 12 and we the Service about 3 and there was a [gap: worn_edge]
[gap: worn_edge][guess: People]
and I Spoke from Jerem VIII. 6 and the People attended with great Solemnity — and the
People deſired to have another meet in the evening; and So we had another, and there was more People in
the evening than in the Day Time, and Spoke from I: Corin VII: 29. 30. and there was greater attention. than in the
Day Time — I Lodgd at the Houſe the Mans Name was Mr Herkules and was kindly Treated. — —
Monday Novr 23
after Brea[gap: worn_edge] I went to the River on Horſe Bac^k^ and the Wind blew very hard. but I had a fine Chance, in a Whale
Boat, to get over the River got home about 10: and directly went to the People,
that were Sur veying our Land. — —
Thirdsday
Novr 26.
was to go over to Mr Babcocks at groton
but it was a very bad Storm
Saturday Novr 298:
towards Night, I went to M[illegible]r
Poſts at
Wecus Hill, in Norwich, got there after Sun Set, Calld at
Mr John Poſts [illegible]and took Sup per there, and after that went to old Mr
Poſts, and found, him very poorly, and there I Lodgd, and he had Se veral fits in the Night —
Sabb:
Novr 29.
The People
began to get to
[illegible]gether a bout
10: and there was a large Con
courſe of People we began
the Exerciſe about 11. and
Spoke from Isai I: 12: and the
People attended with great
Solemnity, and many were
affec
ted, to Tears — Soon after meet
^g^ after Dinner, I returnd home
and had a meeting at my
own Houſe and there was a
great many People, and I
Sopke from II Timo. 3: —
Janr 10
I have been to no meet ings four Sabbaths, we had one very bad Stormy Sabb and my Mind has been filld with Trouble So that I have had no peace, but Sorrow, grief and
Confuſion of Heart — and I am yet in great Trouble, — —
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