Thursday 8th.
--- It rained very heavy all last Night and continued so to do the greater part of this day. -- At 2 p.m. it cleared up a little, and I set out on Horseback, accompanied by Mr. Moore, Dr. Redfern, Capt. Antill and Mr. Meehan, to view the Farms in the Minto District and to the Westward of George's River. -- We crossed the Ford 3 miles above Mr. Moore's, and passing through Guise's Farm, Dr. Throsbey's, Mr. Meehan's, Mr. Lewin's, Mr. Brookes's, Dr. Townson's &c. to Mr. Thompson's Farm called St. Andrews, we halted a little while there to look at this excellent Farm belonging to our late worthy Friend, which we found in excellent order and in a most improving flourishing state.-- This and Dr. Townson's Farm are by far the finest soil and best Pasturage I have yet seen in the Colony -- the Grounds are beautiful, and bounded by a large Creek of Brackish Water called Bunbury Curran. -- In this Excursion, I saw some Fields of fine promising Wheat, and several numerous Flocks of Sheep and Herds of Horned Cattle. -- From St. Andrews, we returned straight home to Mr. Moore's, where we arrived about 6 o'clock in the Evening, after a very pleasant ride of Twenty miles going and coming. -- It rained a little but not to wet us much. ---

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