⟨Thu⟩rsday 15th. The Canoe set of ⟨ ⟩ rise, as I did to view that ⟨ ⟩ opposite to the Mouth of Pike Creek. In ⟨passing ⟩ Neck I found the lower pa⟨rt⟩ N⟨ot⟩ very rich ⟨upon⟩ the Ri⟨ver ⟩ very ⟨ ⟩ towards the Hills, with ⟨ ⟩ Land well Timberd; and not ⟨ ⟩ only in places—the Mid⟨ ⟩ back of the Rich bottom ⟨ ⟩ black & white Oak Land f⟨ ⟩ming, or any purpose w⟨ ⟩ & intermixd with Meadow.

The upper end is as rich ⟨ ⟩ quite to the Hills (which ⟨ ⟩ as ever I saw, but subjec⟨t ⟩ to freshes. Of this Bottom ⟨ ⟩ Timberd Land adjoining, I⟨ ⟩ may be 12 or 1500 Acres go ⟨ ⟩ in this manner. Begin⟨ ⟩ the Hills juts down to the ⟨ ⟩ ½ a Mile above Pipe Creek ⟨ ⟩ west) & a Mile or more to ⟨ ⟩ of another C[ree]k on the East, ⟨ ⟩ Bottom above the Capten⟨ing ⟩ East side the River, & just ⟨ ⟩ destruction of Timber Oc⟨ ⟩ Hurricane of Wind—fro⟨ ⟩ This bottom there is a r⟨un ⟩ abt. a Mile—then comes in ⟨ ⟩ mentiond (which I coud g⟨ ⟩ on which & up the River ⟨ ⟩ there appears to be a ⟨ ⟩ rich at ⟨ ⟩e is a run ⟨ ⟩—the b⟨ott⟩om ⟨ ⟩ is pretty long but narrow ⟨ ⟩ Creek (on the West side) calld ⟨ ⟩ Nicholson the 24th. Ulto., r⟨ ⟩ the River having fallen at ⟨ ⟩t ⟨ ⟩.