Name/Title
Goodwill NotesEntry/Object ID
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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
... And most Agreeably So, He found, as it were...
A New Species of Credit... Reviving... on His old Wornout Patentee Speculations... --- ... They proved to be His true friends indeed... They, with But little Trouble, Procured a Suitable Boat and Boatmen for the Voyage, and by the Evening, of the following Day, at the Ferry-Stairs, on the West side of the Town Had collected All the Requisites for the Expedition. two suitable milch Cows, with Bells on; Two Pack-horses, with Bells on, even with Irish Brahams [Brechans], to lade their Bedding, Bagage, and provisions on -- & even to a spade Together with two Dogs, to serve, as Sentinals for the Night, and All in Readiness Before Sundown, While Christopher Denn with his indian friends was Bringing on Board, His Bedding and Kitchen furniture Consisting Chiefly, of two pails, a Larger & Lesser pot, Kettles in like manner, with a Copper-pot, Wooden Trenchers and Bowls for Milk &c...
As He hastened back, to Bring on Sarah, who had Just Closed Her Bundle of Clothes, with some trinkets and toys of Amusement, for her Company, when Alone, At this very Call, this juncture, Madam Denn & Sarah was taking a Rare & parting meal, with a Dish of tea, When Christopher Denn, snatch'd a Cup with them Then with Sarah & Bundle, they All three Hastened to the Boat, where his indian friends were Waiting with observing eyes, and Steping on Board Had Scarcely time to shew Sarah, Where her Concernment & Charge was stowed; as the Boatmen was about Loosening & Casting off, from the Dock, When Steping on the Ferry-Stairs... They & the three indians shook hands with Sarah & them all Bidding Her, as it were... A Serious Silent and hearty farewel... Commingled with Hopes & fears, for the Event... and Fate --- of Her Undertaking the Voyage & Campaign For them...
While the Citizens in Common, Could think Nothing less from appearances, than a mere preparation, for Crossing the Ferry, in An Open Boat...
But it was seemly, & in Fact, A Secret, Enterprising & Hazardous Expedition -- All things Considered.
However, the Shade of the Evening, with a light and favourable Breeze, soon Wafted them Up the Hudson River Out of Sight, from the City --- Yet after a While the Breeze Slackened away, Still the Boatmen So managed their Business with the Eddys, and with the Men & Indians on Board, by Rowing, as to gain the New-windsor Flats and Came to Anchor near Shore, on the following afternoon... And staying on Board for the Night and Preparing for an Early Start, in the Morning, While the Boat was aground, so that One might Step a Shore on the Sand, Which (As Sarah Said) Was much in their favour, The Cows, was first Unship'd and their Bells unstoped, with the most Youthful Indian to take Charge of them, While they Browsed & Grazed along shore.
The Horses next, with their Bells stoped, and with their straw, or Irish Saddles, to Lade the Provisions and Other Baggage on... The first Horse was Loaded with the Heaviest provision, tools and kitchen-furniture, and the Oldest Indian, to Lead and take Charge of... The Other Horse Was Loaded Chiefly, with Bedding Baggage, Upon Which, Sarahs Budget was fastened, and the Charge of the Horse given to Her, with a place fixed for Her to Ride Occasionally as she felt Disposed, --- Excepting where, The Youngest indian as Pioneer with the spade in his hand, to Sound, the Sloughs and Miry places, Brooks & Streams, where the Cows might pass through Before him... And where Difficult places were Discovered, this third Indian was to take Sarah's Horse by the Head & Lead him through; Whether Sarah was Riding or Not, and the Workmen, with their tools Next to Sarah's Horse, And the Dogs, in the Rear...
This Arrangement Being Made, and understood, All was brought forward, and took their stations in Single File, the Cows with the Young Indian & Spade first, the Horse with the Provisions, As Bread, flour, Ham, Bacon, in Bags, with the Kitchen furniture next, which the old Indian had to Lead, and Considered as the Best Judge of the Wilderness, through which they had to travel...
Other Horse with the Bedding Baggage, and a Pillow for Sarah's occasional riding... And Workmen [cut off]
