Within the walls upon each side of the creek there are wells, or peculiar springs which answered for wells. 1 am in doubt whether those appearances are such as give sufficient evidence that they are the effects of art.

Upon the west side of the creek tlie well is at the corner of ye fort -- and upon the top is about 9 rods round. It descends, and is very steep until it comes to a point at the bottom. In the corner of this basin there is a living spring -- the water rises and passes again into the ground. A pole may be run down into the spring about 15 feet.

Sept. 2^ -- ^At the house of a Rhode Island baptist. Here is a Kilxlore of all the physical and moval evils that can well be concsivcd of. Here may be found filth of all kinds, such as dnsf ,

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mud, fleas, bedbugs, gnats, rotten meat, and sour bread ; and, as to moral evils, you may here find ignorance, self-will, self-sufficiency, ill manners, pride, boasting, fanaticism, and Avitchciaft ; and this description, I believe, will apply to all the families in the town, M'' Hackley's excepted.

Septs'^ -- i miles -^ to the N. East at N^ 7 -- A decent, respectable, industrious people in general -- anxious for privileges. Most of the people from Connecticut. Visited a f.rt 1 ^ miles from the river. No --This fort was built in y^ same manner with the others. It stands upon ye east side of a marsli, which was evidently once a pond. The w^all begins upon the top of the bank, and is 300 paces round to the bank, where it ends. Tl^-e base of the angle is 120 paces-- probably tlie bank was picketed.