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From Washington to Richmond, hilly & light timber except where cleared. Some swamps and marshes, most of the farms are poor, soil looks bleached & faded. Crops look slim - farm houses are poor to tumble down. Some places along the Potomac are pretty [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] April 5 [[/underlined]] Daylight at [[underlined]] Chadbourn [[/underlined]] - N.C. All fine woods with little clearings & log houses. Fields full of stumps & trees, level country sandy, but a good soil, good grass & vegetation, Peaches in blossom & lots of other trees & plants. Some swampy places Some thick underbrush of holly & hazel & plants I never saw before - Some Spanish moss - Some beautiful places. [[underlined]] Marion [[/underlined]] making tar