9th mo. 26th. We got to Zanesville, and were at their meeting on fifth-day. In the evening, at Margaret's request, we had an opportunity with the members of our society. On seventh-day, we reached Dry Run settlement, and had a meeting there next day; though but few Friends reside here. On second-day, the 1st of 10th month, we got to Fairfield, and next day to Waynesville. Our company had now increased to twelve. But in the midst of company, I often feel lonesome; especially when there is much conversation about trifling things, exciting to laughter; for this is not often improving to the mind. On the 5th we arrived at White-water, and I put up at my nephew George Hatton's, two miles from the meeting house.

At this Yearly Meeting was a large body of Friends, and a promising appearance of young people. The business was conducted with weight, and I had a hope that Friends will get along satisfactorily. The Meeting closed on sixth-day; and a comfortable degree of brotherly harmony was witnessed throughout. I stayed over first-day, and attended Whitewater meeting, which was large and favoured. After visiting several Friends, among whom was William Williams, who was very feeble, I set out for Springborough, about forty miles. Here I stayed several days; during which I attended Waynesville meeting on first-day, and thence to the monthly meeting at Fairfield; also their first-day meeting, in which Truth's testimony went forth in great clearness, and the holy Arm was magnified. I also was at a meeting at Newberry, which was a favoured season, and much brokenness of spirit appeared thro' the meeting. From thence I went on pretty directly home.

Having obtained the concurrence of our monthly and Quarterly meetings, I again left home about the middle of the 12th month, on a religious visit to Indiana, having Thomas Farquhar of Westland for a companion.

[This visit appears to have been an extensive one, and yet no account is found among the detached papers of Hugh Judge, of the extent or service of his travels, for nearly four months. That it was an arduous journey, thro' a comparatively newly settled country, undertaken in the depth of winter, for a man of seventy years or upward, can be readily admitted: but it must remain unknown to the reader, unless some one acquainted with the narrative, or the letters and papers of himself or companion, can yet be found to supply the deficiency. The following description of some of their difficulties, is gleaned from some letters and papers referring to the latter end of their travels in Indiana.]

4th mo. 11th, 1822, being furnished with a guide, we crossed the west branch of Whitewater, where the stream was about half way up our saddle skirts in depth. After a meeting at Milford, we rode four miles to a friend's house, where we lodged. Next day, we travelled along the wilderness or Sand-creek road, about thirty-seven miles, and put up at a tavern in the forks of Clifty-creek; but there was no stable nor shelter for our horses, and but little to give them: our own fare was not much better, and a heavy rain fell in the night. The people, however, taking the advantage of travellers' necessities, charged very high for our poor accommodations. 13th, we rode forty miles, chiefly thro' the wilderness, to Jesse Moon's,

where we lodged; he and his wife being members. Next day, being first-day, we rode about six miles to another family of Friends, where we had a meeting. These two families were settled between thirty and forty miles from any other Friends, at a place called Haw-patch. A great rain having fallen the last night, the streams were so high that we had to remain here till the 15th. Three large creeks uniting a little below, form Drift-wood river, which we hoped to cross at Columbus, about eight miles; but in this we were disappointed by reason of the flood, so returned to Jesse Moon's.

16th. We set out returning by the way we came thro' the widerness, without any thing for ourselves or horses, and crossed two deep rivers, the first more than half way up our horses sides; but we got safely through, and arrived at Geneva, a small town on the west bank of Big Sand-creek, which is a deep and dangerous looking stream. Next day, starting very early, and passing through some beech-wood swamps which were very tedious, we got to Drift-wood weekday meeting, which was very small. In the afternoon and next morning, we travelled diligently till we arrived at Mathew Coffin's, where we took breakfast; and then went on with them about twenty miles to Lick-creek, where West Branch Quarterly meeting was held. Here, we parted with Pearson Laey who had been our pilot through the wilderness, and next day attended the select meeting, which was small, and no Friend in the ministry present, of their own members. Here we put up at Jonathan Lindley's, a good place for travellers. 20th. We attended the Quarterly meeting, which was a day of high favour, that will be remembered for good by

some present. We also stayed their first-day meeting, and then took our journey toward the Wabash, visiting a few meetings and some scattered families by the way.

In this journey, we crossed the east and west forks of White-river, about forty miles apart. On the west side of the west branch, we got into the wet prairies, in some places near a mile of water without intermission, and some of the way, very deep. In passing through one of these, my companion stopped, and immediately his horse sunk in the mud and water up to his body. On going a little further, we stopped to consider what was best to be done, as we appeared to be in danger of losing our lives or our horses: but our guide told us we were past the worst, and had better go on. After wading many rods further, we got to a little spot of solid ground; but this was small, and the prairie around us looked like a little ocean. There were three places so deep that our pilot's creature swam. Thus, wading mostly in water or mud, we got along near thirty miles to the settlement of Friends at Honey Creek. Here we attended their first-day meeting which was small, for the creek dividing Friends' settlements, was sa high that none could cross it.

29th. The creek being a little lower, we got over on an unfinished bridge, and were taken by a Friend in his carriage about fourteen miles to a settlement of Friends near Spring Creek; most of the way over prairie or glade land that was sandy, dry and rich. After staying a day and two nights with Friends, and having two meetings with them, we returned to Honey Creek, expecting to cross the Wabash to a preparative meeting, called Union, in the state of

Illinois. The water being high, we waited a day and visited some families; then attempted to cross the river which was falling, yet high. In going along the shore in order to get to a ferry, we were interrupted by great sluices of water which flowed out of the bed of the river on the low lands. Having crossed some of them, we came to one that appeared to be very deep, and our guide turned out into the woods where the water spread wider: we followed him, and after getting through two or three miserable places of mud, or rather of quicksands and water, we came to one still worse, with limbs of trees in it. Our guide ventured in and got safe through, my companion also got through, taking care not to stir up the quicksand: but my creature sank among the limbs and sticks, threw me off, and in struggling to get out, fell on me and buried me under the water. Thomas returned into the slough to my assistance, and helped me out; but I was much hurt, and apprehensive that some of my ribs were broken. We found a log on which we crossed the remainder of this quicksand, but soon found there was another before us. Thus we were hemmed in, as on every side: to attempt to go back the way we came was dreadful, and to go forward seemed impracticable. At length, we concluded to get near the bank of the river, and return if we could. Here we found a log that appeared to reach nearly across the main sluice that we had crossed. So we got on it, and our guide, Moses Hogget, on one side, and Thomas on the other, endeavoured to steady me across on this log; but I fell off, the log being small and wet, and I wet also; they, however, caught me and with difficulty got me on the log again, and thus we got over safely; Tho