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Show • I :AU CONTENTS. L E T T E R VIII. Singular }.lfildnefs if th(} Winter of I 79 s-6.-Sct out for Lancajlt!r.Tur17pr'ke Road bctrzoccn tbat P!ttce and Pbiladelpbitt.-Summary Vie·w qf' the State of Pcnn.JYivan;a.-Dtj2·njJtio1l of the Farms bet·ween L ancc!fler and Pbiladt'lpbia.-Tbe Farmers live in a penurious Sty/c.-Greatly in-j'rrior to Englijb Farmcrs.-Bad Taverns on this Roatl.-Wc1ggons ami JVaggoncrs.-Cujloms oj' tht! latter. -Dej(:njtion if L ancc!fter.-Latcly mat.,• the Scat o;· the State Goventmcut .-Afa,uijcl!]urcs carried on tbcrc. -R!Jle Guns-Great Dexterity ·ws'tb 'which the Americans uji! tl,em./ lm·cckte of T7.oo T7irginian Soldiers bdoligillg to a R!Jie Rt•gimcnt - .. - page 62 L E T T E R IX. Number of Germans in the Neighbourhood of rork and Lancajler.-H070 brought ovcr.-JVbite Slave Tradr.:.-Cruelty frequently praBffi·d in tf1e carry1i1g it on.-CharaCler qf tbe German Settlers controjled rzvitb that ~f the Amcricans.-Pajfrtge of tbe Sufquchmznab bttween rork and L mzct! Jler.-Grf'at Bl'auty of' the Prqfpdls along the Ri·ver.·-Defi:ription qJ rork.-Courts of Ju)Hce tbcre.-OJ tbe Pennjj,fvaniall Syjlem of J udirclfurt. · page 68 LETTER X. Qf the Country ~ear York.-.Of the Soil of tbe Country on cac!.J Side of tbe 11/uc Mountams.-Frcdt!nC- town.-Chanrcr. e in t th:tcn .1r n1IJ a bt.t cmts an d z.n the Country CIS you proceed torzvards tbe ) J N b nl' • k ta.-- um ers q; Slaves.- Tobacco c~ujly cultivated.-Inqujjitivenejs if the People at the Ta·verns.RO~. f er'vatzons thereon.-Dejcription of' the Great Falls on I' t I p 'Y 'Y /J(} t!l0701JUIC: zver.-George Town.-OJ tbe Country between that Place and !Joe's Ferry. C 0 N 'I' E N 'f S. Xlll Ferry.-Poifonous l"ines.-Port ~ bacco.-# "rctchcd AjJpearanc'! if tht! Country bordering upon tbt Fcr1y.-S!av cs negleclcd.-l',(f/,ge of tht! P ato'wmac very dangerous .-Fnjh !Yater Oyjler s.-L an:lc:d on a rlc- .fertcd Part of tbe frirs,inimt Shore.-Great Hqjjn'tality oj' tbe Vir'-~i- . mans page 7 5 L E T T E R XI. Of the Northern J.leck of T7irginia.- Fz'1jf fitt!t'd by tbc EngliJl.'.-IJo~lfi's built by them remaining .-Drfparity qf Condition among Jl the In 6ab;tmzts.- Fjlatcs worked by Ni•groes.-Condt'tion o/ tbe Slaves.-Tio1jt.• ti:. the Coro!t'nas.-Lands 'Worn out by Culti-uation qf 'Tobrzcco.-Modu oj cultt'vating and curing Tobacco.-Ilou.fi:s zit Virginia.-'l'hojl! oj' Jf/ood preferrrd. - Lorzvcr Clqfj'es qf' People in Vti·gtitia.-:thcir tmbcaltby Ap-p earance L E T 'T E P XIf. Cf'own oj' 'Tappabannock.-RtlpjJabannock Rirz.h'r.-Shark.r .fowzd i1t it .Country bordering upon Urbanna.-14 1i·cs common in tl.h· Tf/"oods.-Mmmcr c)' }lopping their drcm!Jid P·rogr~fs.- Afodt! oJ' gctt ing CJ:wpentinc j 1'01JJ Cf'recs.-Giouetjler.-York Town.-R t.'lllflins of' the l 'ort!Jications crc:llcd l1ere during the Amen'ctm l f/ar.-Il oz!fi·s jl.·ot!t.T~.tl by Brzlls jlillret!ltlilt- 1izg.-Cave in the Bank oj' the R iver.-Tf/illicm:fou' gb.-State llol()Z· 1i1 R uins.-Statue of Lord Bottctourt.-Collt'gt! qf lf/illir1m and ltJmy.Condition oj' tbe Students pagt: 90. L E T T E R XIII. Jlampton.-Ferry to Nor)olk.-Danger in crq/Ji'ng t!:e J/UJJt,•rous Ft•rries tit Virginia.-Norjo/1<.-Laws oj' Virginia titjurious to the :tradti1g Jntenjl. - Streets |