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a stick & brought to the road & as soon as I got there I found Dick had given me the slip & walk'd off which way to go after the Battle I knew not but thinking he might take towards mine host of the Rose, I run that way & saw him ascending a neighboring hill very soberly I called to him but no notice was taken at Last I sett off & ran as hard as I could & very soon came up with him & bestowed on him the lengtn of my whip for his trouble After these disasters I mounted again & about 11 of the day I passed thro Lime a small place upon the mouth of the Connecticut River I wanted to Refresh myself & Dick but having nothing smaller than a half Joaness & the whole town being unable to make it smaller was obliged to Decamp from this place having however a few Coppers to pay my ferriage, I crossed over the Seabrook but instead of finding Seabrook on the oposite bank I found it above 2 miles to be sure and quite wore out with fatigue thirst etc I thought every rod a mile at length I arrived at a tavern & asked if they could make small my piece of Gold but being answered in the negative I proceeded farther & after trying & sending all over the Town of Seabrook was Necessitated to go along further with very great Reluctance and growling sett off to a tavern 4 miles off at which place there happened to be a training the Indian name of the place is Putchog 4 miles east of Kilingworth I at length after much fatigue reached the above nam'd place horse & self much exhausted but thank fortune here I was Relieved from all my distress after drinking a Bowl of good sour Punch and paying 6d for Changing my piece of gold, I eat a very hearty dinner of roasted