CANANDAIGUA. 33 



ness which characterize the finest districts of 

 this part of America. 



Continuing our progress through the same 

 description of country, I arrived about six 

 o'clock at Canandaigua. 



Forty or fifty years ago Mr Greig, a Scots- 

 man, came over to manage the great Pultney 

 estates in this neighbourhood. He is now 

 himself a man of large fortune and an exten- 

 sive land-owner, living at Canandaigua in a 

 mansion truly magnificent as well in external 

 appearance as in what relates to interior fur- 

 nishing and decoration; and what is better, 

 the owner is universally respected as one in 

 whom great benevolence, the most generous 

 sentiments, and perfect integrity are combined 

 with an excellent judgment. 



To this gentleman I had a letter of intro- 

 duction from my friend George Barclay of 

 New York, which I having sent up, Mr Greig 

 in a short time came himself in his phaeton to 

 take me to his house. I saw at once that he 

 was all that had been represented to me, his 

 countenance beaming with kindness and intel- 



