June 21 1776
where we entered a Small River upon each
side were the most many beautifull Plantations &
affording a delightfull repast to the Senses
of Seeing & hearing, after having Sailed
about 14 Miles from
New York, the Wind
failing & the Tide Seting
down, we despaired
of getting up this Night as we had not yet
arrived to more than half the first distance
therefore determined to go by land we landed at
Bergen Point after
traveling 9 Miles through a country
very well timbered but thinly Settled
with Inhabitants we arrived to the Place
where we were to work excepting the pass-
-ing a Short Ferry - here we tarried
all Night at a Puplick House--Cadmuns
found we were now but 13 Miles by land from
N. York.
22. [June 1776] The
Periogue in which we left
all our Axes & Provisions did not arrive
till near 12 o'clock therefore we did
little work this day-- We lived at the
Ferry House on the W. of Hackensack
River. we worked in a Cedar Swamp,
about 3/4 Mile to the Westward, belonging
to Mr Schuyler. this Gentlemans Father
had built a Causeway from the Ferry
House through the Swamp which is 3
Miles & 20 Chains, at his own expence,
chiefly to accomodate the Publick with
a Passage to & from
N York. as it Saved many