The diary of the second journey of Christian Frederick Post to the Ohio, October 25, 1758—January 8, 1759, was first printed in London, 1759, for J. Wilkie; see Field, _An Essay towards an Indian Bibliography_ (New York, 1873), p. 315. Proud, _History of Pennsylvania_, ii, appendix, pp. 96-132, also reprints Post’s second journal, and from this our reprint is made. It appears also in _The Olden Time_, i, pp. 144-177; and in Rupp, _Early History of Western Pennsylvania_, appendix, pp. 99-126. The extract from a journal in the _Pennsylvania Archives_, iii, pp. 560-563, entitled “Journal of Frederick Post from Pittsburg, 1758,” is in reality that of Croghan’s—see _ante_, p. 100. For an example of the form and spelling of the original manuscripts of these journals before they were rigorously edited, see letter of Post’s in _Pennsylvania Archives_, iii, pp. 742-744. The following is a sample extract therefrom: To his honnour da Governor of Pansylvanea: Broder, I cam to Machochlaung, wa mane Indeans luve, I cald dam all togader, and I told dam wat we bous had agread on wan we sa one anoder last, and wat you ar sorre for and have so mouts at hart, and dasayrt me to mack it avere war noun avere war, and dasayrd dam to be strong and sea dat your flasch and blod may be rastord to you; now br’r, you know dat it is aur agreamand, dat as soun as I hoar any ting, I geave yu daracktly notys of, and as I am as jat closs bay you, so I sand daes prasonars to you which da daleverat to me, and I geave dam to Papunnahanck to dalever dam to you; br. I do not sand daes poepel daun, da have had damself a long dasayr to go daun to sea dar br. da Englesch, so I tot it proper to sand dam along; I hop you will rajoys to sea dam and be kaynd to dam, and allso to dam poepel dat bryng dam daun; wan I am farder from you and I schall meat wit som, I schall bryng dam maysalf daun wan I com along; br. you know aur worck is grat, and will tack a long taym befor we coan com back, I salud all da schandel pepel, and dasayr you to be strong. Ye 20 Day of May, 1760, rot at Machochloschung. Ordinarily, the modern historical student very properly deprecates any tampering with original manuscripts; but an examination of the foregoing inclines one not only to forgive but to thank the early editors for having translated Post’s jargon into understandable English. R. G. T. THE JOURNAL OF CHRISTIAN FREDERICK POST, FROM PHILADELPHIA TO THE OHIO, ON A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE DELAWARE, SHAWNESE, AND MINGO INDIANS, SETTLED THERE. _July the_ 15th, 1758.—This day I received orders from his honour, the Governor, to set out on my intended journey, and proceeded as far as _German Town_, where I found all the _Indians_ drunk.[6] _Willamegicken_ returned to _Philadelphia_, for a horse, that was promised him.[7]