Major James Burd, on his visit of inspection in 1758, says:

March 1'st. Wednesday.

Marched from hence (Lieut. Snyders at P. Dolls Blockhouse) to Lieut. Hyndshaw's Station at 10 A. M., arrived at Nazareth at 1 P. M., here dined, 8 miles, Sett off again at 2 P. M. arrived at Tead's at 3 P. M., 6 miles. Here I found Ensigne Kennedy with 16 men, who informed me that Lieut. Hyndshaw & Ensigne Hughes would be here one hour hence, at 1/2 after 5 P. M. Mess'rs Hyndshaw & Hughes arrived with 14 men.

Ordered a Revew and found here 30 good men, stores, 50 pounds of powder & 100 pound of lead, no flints, one Wall piece, 1 shovell, 13 axes good for nothing, & 28 Tomahawks, 56 Blanketts, 46 Guns & 46 Cartouch boxes, little Provision here and no Convenience to lay up a Store; this is very bad Quarters, the House is built in a Swamp, bad water.

2'd, Thursday.

Marched from hence at 9 A. M. for Mr. Samuel Depews.