Monday May 11: 1789
We arrived at Albany, just be fore Night, and we went to See about getting a wagon to
carry us to Schenectady, — but got none,
Tuesday May 12:
got a wagon early and we Loaded about 10: and we set off, and we got to Schenectady
just before
sunset, 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 lodged We went to Bed Soon — —
Wednesday May 13:
about
5: I attended upon a Lecture
and there was not many
People, because they had not
Notice— I Spoke from, 1 Corinthians
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 good for the Times — —
Thursday May 14:
was at the Place all Day — —
Friday
was at all Day again — —
Saturday May 16:
About 10 we put
aboard of a bateau our things, and we went over the
River, and walked up the River
about 2 miles and there we stopped Some at a Certain house, and the man of the house gave us a Dinner and about 1: the Boat came up, and set off sometime in the afternoon, and we got to Hi[illegible][guess: c]ry Tavern, and the[gap: tear][guess: re] we lodged,—
Sabbath May 17:
Set
off early
and we got to
Warrens
Bush
, at Night and
my wife
and I lodged at
Mr. Bar tlets, my good old Friends —
Monday May 18:
Went on again early, and reached to Caughnawaga and my wife I lodged at Mr.
Vedders, — —
Tuesday May 19:
Set 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 went a little farther and there lodged at Mr. Hardys —
Wednesday May 20:
got up early and got us breakfast and then we pushed on and we got up above fort
Plain and we Made up a fire by the Side of the River and there we Spent the Night —
Thursday May 21
got up
early and got breakfast
and as Soon as we had eaten
we went on again, and in
the we got to
Canajoharie and
we lodged a little above
old Mohawk
Castle, and we made up a fire
near
the River, near by one
Mr. John Vantreser, — —
Friday May 22:
Soon after eating we went on again and in the Evening we got a little
below Fort Herkimer and we made up a Fire again by the River, and there we slept — —
Saturday May 23
in the
morning we went on again
we made a Halt at
Mr. Franks and after that we passed on
here a white woman took
our Little Salley, and made
walk about 8 miles She
only
four and half year old
She was much wearied
in the Evening we got
Mr. Tygurts, and the we lodged
my wife and I in a Hovel
the Rest
lodged in the Boat —
Sabbath May 24:
got up early
and I went over
the
River and went to
Fort Dayton and
there I preached, Twice to a
large number of People, and
I Spoke from Jonah III: 5
and 1 Corinthians 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
me towards
Fort Schuyler and we Soon set 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
could not Stay there, and they
Said I might, and so I stayed—
and the man of the house
asked
me whether I could not give them
a discourse, I told them I could,
and So they Sent out word, and
Neighbours Came in directly
and there was a considerable
Number of People Collected.
and it is a New settlement,—
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 set 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 again
and got to my Family. about 10 at Fort Schuyler and found them all well, and there we stayed all Day and the Boat that brought us went on to Niagara. – —
Tuesday May 26:
was again at the Place all Day — towards Night,
our Anthony Paul
and Brother David Fowler
Came to us, and stayed all night with us — — —
Wednesday May 27:
Soon after
breakfast, we set off for Bro thertown,. and we had Rain to travel in, and to our Place a little before sunset, and were very much wearied, and we went to Bed Soon. — —
Sabbath May 31:
preached at
Brothertown
[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
etc.:
this week went to Warrens
Bush, — —
Sabbath June 7:
Preached at
Elder Mudges meeting House in Yankee hill, Spoke from
[gap: omitted] and there was a vast Number of People, and attend ed with great attention,
—
Monday
Towards Night preached at M
Tuesday June 9.
went to
Albany Bush, and there I preached at a Certain
house. and there was not many People, and they attended with seriousness — —
Wednesday June 10,
was at
Philadelphia
Bush, Came here
last Night, and lodged at one
Mr. Sharmans,— and about 9 the People Collected together
at the Same house, and I preached 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 eaten, I went on to Johns Town, and So on — — —
Friday June 12.
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]
lodged at at the Same house
Saturday June 13
Sometime before Noon, set off again, and got to German Flatts
some time before, night and I put at Esq. Franks,—
Sabbath June 14
after break fast went over to Fort Dayton and
there preached in a Dutch meeting house, and there was a large Number of People, and I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
Isaiah V:
July 1 Sabbath
Preached at the Ger man Flatts —
August 1 Sabbath
September 1. Sabbath and
September the last
Sabbath.
the Texts
I Spoke from
[gap: omitted]
by one man Sin entered into
the
World etc.
Jesus
Christ the
Same etc.
Understandest thou
what thou readest — at
Esq. Franks on week Day, thy heart
is
not right in the Sight of god
So then every one of us Shall give
an account of himself to god. —
Blank page.
September 1
was called by the Major Coldbreath to be with
them in their Training at Clinton; about
2 in the afternoon they were all Collected, and the major Came to
Capt. Tuttles where I was and he accompanied me to the Com pany, and a fine appearance they made for the first Time there was upwards of a Hundred likely
young men, the Place has been Settling only
2 Year and an half,— I gave them a few words of
Exhortation, and then prayed, and then they exer cised 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.
Billings and there lodged and was kindly entertained.—
September 2:
I went home —
September 18: 1789 Friday
left home and set out for New England, my Son Andrew
accompanied, we got to
Fort Schuyler before Night, and we
stayed there all Night —
September 19
we got up very early and set off, and we got to Fort Dayton
near 12, called on Mr. Talcutt, and took Dinner, and Soon after eating,
my Boy went back,— And towards Night
I went over to Esq. Franks, and there lodged, — —
Sabbath
September 20:
preached at
Esq. Franks Barn, and there was a vast Number of People,
lodged at the Esq.'s — —
Monday September 21:
Sometime in the morning, I went to Mr. Kains and was there a while, and then went back to
Fort Herkimer, took Dinner with Mr.
[gap: omitted]
Tuesday 22
Toward Night, Esq. Phelps
bat eau Come along, and I got a B[illegible]th in it, and I went aboard, and we went down and got to the
little Falls after sunset and there we lodged, — —
Wednesday
September 23:
got up very early, and had things carried below the Falls, and So we went on down
the River, and we go to Caughnawa ga and we lodged at a Tavern, we found the River
exceeding low and very difficult in Some Places to get along, the men were obliged to get out of the Boat very often —
Thursday
October 1
Set off very Early again, and got to Schene ctady a little before Night. and I lodged at Mr.
Posts -– — —
Friday
October 2
got up early,
and went to a Certain house
where I expected to have a Chance
in a Wagon, but was disappointed
and So I went on afoot, and Some
in the afternoon a Friend over
took me, and he took me in his
wagon
and we got to
Albany
just after
sunset, and I lodged at
Mr. Orrs and I went to Bed Soon — — —
Saturday October 3.
Sometime before Noon set off afoot again went to Coeymans Patent, and I met Dr. Utter, and his Brother
and they Said they would be back Soon, and would take Me in their wagon, and just before sunset they overtook and I went with them, and we
called at Dr. Utters a little while and Mr.
Jesee Utter
carried to his
house, and it was near midnight before we got there, and there I Lodged, — — —
Sabbath 4:
as Soon as we got our
breakfast, we went into a
wagon and to meeting at
Dr. Utters about 4 miles. and
there I preached. Spoke from
Acts VIII. 21. and the People attended
well,— In the afternoon, we went
to
Mr.
Conrad 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 rainy
Day,— in the evening preached
in
Mr.
Conrad Tenikes House, and
there was a considerable of
People, and I Spoke from Matthew
I: 21: and the People behaved
well — Lodged at the house they
are Dutch People, and they were
very kind to me, and rest well — —
Monday October 5:
Sometime be‐
fore Noon, I had an horse brought
me and I went to
Mr.
Northrops
and found them very Religious
about 2. we began the meeting
and there was a great Number
of
People,— lodged at the Same
house. —
Tuesday
morning
October 6
As Soon as I had done eating, we went to
Dr. Stantons, — and we began the meeting about 11: and
there was a great Number of People and I Spoke from [gap: omitted] in the after noon
preached again — and Spoke from [gap: omitted] in the Evening I
went to Mr. Stantons and did not expect to have any People, but there
was a number, Came together and we a little meeting, — and I lodged at the Same house and rest well — — —
Wednesday
October 7:
Soon after
Breakfast we went to
Mr. Tenik about 2 we began
the meeting, and there was
a great
Number of People
and I Spoke from Mark V: 4
and the People attended well —
— — —
after meeting I went to Mr.
John Colvins' and there we
had another meeting, unexpectedly
and there was a large number
of People and I Spoke to them
Matthew Seek you
first
etc.: and the
People were much moved, it
was a Comfortable meeting, I
lodged at the Same house, — —
Thursday
October 8:
in the morning I went to See a woman that had been Sick Some Time. and Said few
word to her and
prayed 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 Corinthians 6: 19 — we parted the
River, and I over to Schodack, and from there went to Mr. Lotts about 7 miles and I walked
about 2 miles and half and then Mr. Brown overtook me, and he carried me to Mr. Lotts, got there near sunset and we were very glad to See each other once more,— lodged at the Same house — — —
Friday
9
Sometime 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]
Galatians IV 11
gether to Meeting, and I Spoke from Job I: 9 and the People attended with great
affection I lodged at the Same house —
Tuesday
October 13:
Mr. Whilly Came to Mr. Lotts quite early to accompany me down to Schodack Landing, got there Soon, and
Capt. Allyn was not ready, and
Mr. Whilly went back, —
Wednesday, October 14:
was at the Schoon ner all, Day —
Thursday
October 15:
Sometime in the afternoon we weighed
anchor, and spread Sail to the Wind, and went the
River got but about 10: 11: and there we dropped
anchor
Friday
October 16
found
the wind ahead of us and
So we lay Still 'til
about 2
in the afternoon and the
wind Sprang about west North
west and went down again —
Saturday October 17
Sometime in the Day went on again but did not go but little ways —
Sabbath
October 18:
went on again but did not go far — —
Monday October 19.
got but a little ways again —
Tuesday
October 20
went on again not far.
Wednesday
October 21.
went on Still got near New York —
—
Thursday
October 22
a little after
sunrise we were ashore —
went directly to find a passage
to
New London and found one
Soon, in a Sloop going to
New London Towards Night I put
[gap: worn_edge]
my things. and lodged
aboard
Capt. Fellows is Master of her —
Friday, 23
Sometime before Noon we set Sail, and went on the Wind in our Favour and we sailed all Night,—
Saturday October 24.
we went the wind in our favour conside rable. towards Night the wind began to Blow hard, and the Clouds gathered thick and So we Sought for a Harbor, and
sometime before sunset we made a harbor, against
Brandford, and there Lay all Night, and it
was a Stormy Night. —
Sabbath
October 25
Sometime in
the Morning we set Sail, the
wind was right ahead 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
wharf and I went to See Some
Friends — lodged at
Mr. Perrys
a public House,— and I sat 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 Sweat
but after
a while went to Sleep
but did not Sleep well — —
Monday October 26:
Got up early
and it was a Stormy Day it
rained very hard, and wind blew
hard also — towards Night I went
over to
Groton, called 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 lodged, and was
very kindly entertained, went to
Bed somewhat late, and Soon
after I got to Bed, I began to Sweat
again very much and was un
comfortable Slept but poorly —
Tuesday
October 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 passed on, and when I got to the
house, how glad they were, and there I stayed all Day — I expect ed my Mare, that I Left with
Mr. Culver but She was ridden
away
last
Sabbath and was not
returned, and and So I stayed 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
bringing
my Mare to me, and So got up
and went on my way, and Soon
got to
Gales Ferry, and the wind
was very hard, and could not get
over, and So stayed all Day at
evening the Wind was Still very
Strong and fl
[illegible][guess: a]wee and So Concluded
to Stay all Night, and in the even
ing the
People of the Family asked
me, whether it would be agreeable
to me to have a few Neighbours
Come together, that I might Pray
with them, I told them it was
quite agreeable,—
Thursday
October 29
got up
early, and took breakfast and
then went over — and got to
Son Benonis sometime before
noon, and found him Sick and
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 stayed — and I was
poorly with the uncommon
Cold that is everywhere —
Sabbath
November 1:
was very warm and I felt a little easy, and I went Samuel
Ashpos expecting, to Seen meeting, but he had none and So went
back — —
Saturday
November 7
was much poorly yet I went to groton Indian Town got there after sunset, and was received with great Love in the evening we had a little meeting — —
—
Sabbath
November 8
the People got
together about 10, and a great
number there was, and I spoke
from Matthew 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 evening
went to
Mr. Stantons, and there had
another
meeting, and a great
many People there was — I Spoke
from Galatians IV. 11 and the People
were very Serious — I lodged at
the Same house — —
Sabbath 15.
went to Mr. Whalley and
preached to a great Number, of People I Spoke from Galatians IV. 11 and the People gave very great attention,— as Soon as the meeting 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 — —
Sabbath
November 22
went to go over to [illegible][guess: Paweuttuunuck], but it was very Stormy, and stopped — about 10 the Storm abated Some and I set 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 Jeremiah VIII. 6 and the People attended with great Solemnity — and the
People desired to have another meeting in the evening; and So we had another, and there was more People in
the evening than in the daytime, and Spoke from 1 Corinthians VII: 29. 30. and there was greater attention. than in the
daytime — I lodged at the house the Mans Name was Mr. Herkules and was kindly Treated. — —
Monday November 23
after Brea[gap: worn_edge] I went to the River on horseback 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. — —
Thursday
November 26.
was to go over to Mr. Babcocks at groton
but it was a very bad Storm
Saturday November 28:
towards Night, I went to Mr.
Posts at
Wecus Hill, in Norwich, got there after sunset, Called at
Mr. John Posts and took Sup per there, and after that went to old Mr.
Posts, and found, him very poorly, and there I lodged, and he had Se veral fits in the Night —
Sabbath
November 29.
The People
began to get together about
10: and there was a large con
course of People we began
the exercise about 11. and
Spoke from Isaiah I: 12: and the
People attended with great
Solemnity, and many were
affec
ted, to Tears — Soon after meeting
after Dinner, I returned home
and had a meeting at my
own house and there was a
great many People, and I
spoke from 2 Timothy 3: —
January 10
I have been to no meet ings four Sabbaths, we had one very bad Stormy Sabbath and my Mind has been filled 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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