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On the 15ᵗʰ of July 1793, I took leave of Citizen Genet, Minister of the Republic of France to the United States and started from Philadelphia on the same date at ten o'clock at night to avoid the great heat, and to travel by Moonlight. The 16th, being in company with humeau and  Leblanc, we journeyed 40 miles.

The 17th, passed by Lancaster and made 35 Miles.

The 18th, passed by Carlisle Miles and slept at Chipesbourg [Shippensburg].

The 19th we slept at Strasbourg Miles.

Sunday the 20th, we started from Strasbourg, a small town situate at the foot of the Mountains; one of our horses having fallen sick we traveled only 21 Miles; observed Magnolia acuminata, Azalea octandra, Kalmia