While I don't care one iota for Nicholas Creswell, I am certainly happy for the Journal he left for posterity. He loves to booze, and is critical of anyone who doesn't do his bidding. He lives off others while in America and criticizes them at the same time. He is very critical of those who wish to be independent of Britain. Saturday, July 8th, 1775. This morning one Captn. David McClure came here on his way to Wheeling. He behaves civilly and offers me a place in his canoe to Wheeling. Mr. Tilling and Boassiers intend to go by land to Redstone. Tilling has always treated me with the greatest of kindness. This poor man was once a Lieutenant in the train of Artillery, but broke at New York for lancing a Colonel. He has taken up a good tract of land on the Kentucky. O'Brien and I went with Captn. McClure. One of his company shot 2 does. Plenty of meat and a little bread. Got to Captn. Rogers's plantation. Sunday, July 9th, 1775. Passed Grave Creek and Juniata Creek. Got to Fort Fincastle in the evening. No soldiers here but about 8 men from the neighbourhood, all drunk and our company soon got in the same condition. A man had got Whiskey to sell. Captn. Cresop's people joined them and in a short time a general engagement begun. I got up into the loft and went to sleep. Monday, July 10th, 1775. Waiting for Captn. McClure, who is going within a little way of Mr. Sheppard's with a horse and will carry my baggage. Disagreeable company, fighting and quarrelling. Fort Fincastle -- Tuesday, July 11th, 1775. Waiting for Captn. McClure. Bought a belt of Wampum from him. Disagreeable situation. Wednesday, July 12th, 1775. Left the Fort and got to Mr. David Shepperd's. Saw an Alum mine near to Mr. Shepperd's, with a mine of good Coal and a Limstone rock. Hired a Horse from one of the neighbours to go to V. Crawford's. (NOTE: Valentine Crawford). West Augusta County, Friday July 14th 1775. Left Catfish Camp, travelled over a great deal of fine land but very thinly inhabited. Crossed the Moningahaly River at Redstone Fort where I lodged with one Thos. Brownb. Listing the bestriflemen that can be got to go to Boston under Captn. Cressop for the humane purpose of killing the English Officers. Confusion to the Scoundrels. Here is a number of them here and I believe suspect me being a spy, they ask me so many impertinent questions. Very much fatigued this day. More coming.... Barbara