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fozals, which have been peeping at my 

 ladders for two or three evenings, and 

 partially roosting in their house, made 

 their general entry this evening ! They 

 are the best judges of what is best for 

 them. The turkeys boldly set the wea- 

 ther at defiance, and still roost on the top, 

 the ridge, of the roof of the house. Their 

 feathers prevent their legs from being 

 frozen, and so it is with all poultry ; but, 

 still, a house must, one would think, be 

 better than the open air at this season. 

 Jan. 10. Snow, but shppy. I am now at New- 

 York on my way to Pennsylvania. N. B. 

 This journey into Pennsylvania had, for 

 its principal object an appeal to the jus- 

 titce of the Legislature of that state for re- 

 dress for great loss and injury sustained by 

 me, nearly twenty years ago, in conse- 

 quence of the tyranny of one M'Kean, 

 who was then Chief Justice of that State. 

 The appeal has not yet been successful ; 

 but, as I confidently expect, that it finally 

 will, I shall not, at present, say any thing 

 more on the subject. — My journey was 

 productive of much and various observa- 

 tion, and, I trust, of useful knowledge. 

 But, in this place, I shall do little more 

 than give an account of the weather ; re- 

 serving for the Second Part, accounts of 

 prices of land, &c. which will there come 

 under their proper heads. 



11. Frost but not hard. Now at New-York 



12. Very sharp frost. Set off for Philadel 

 phia. Broke down on the road in New 

 Jersey. 



13. Very hard frost still. Found the Dela- 

 ware, which divides New-Jersey from 

 Pennsylvania, frozen over. Good roads 



