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Established English church, the sermon excel- 

 lent, and the congregation of respectable ap- 

 pearance. From the little I had seen, and 

 all I had heard, it appeared that here and 

 elsewhere the people in America are correct 

 observers of the Sabbath and attentive to the 

 duties of religion. In Albany there is also a 

 Presbyterian church, and several others of dif- 

 ferent persuasions. 



Next day, I inspected Mr Southam*s im- 

 ported stock which, his farm not being in a fit 

 state to receive them, he keeps within three 

 miles of Albany. I accordingly saw a herd of 

 about twenty Hereford cows, all tied up, and 

 in fair condition ; one very superior three 

 years old Durham heifer ; and some good 

 Berkshire pigs. The Herefords seemed very 

 good, but I do not pretend to much know- 

 ledge of that breed. 



I also visited a neighbouring gentleman, a 

 Mr Prentice, who has a herd of about twenty 

 Durham cows, which, for the most part, he 

 had imported, and also three Durham bulls. 

 His cows were tolerable, but he decidedly 



