90 RICHMOND. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Departure for Richmond Washington Sail up the Po- 

 tomac Fredericksburgh Arrival at Richmond 

 Condition of slaves in Virginia Mr Marx's farm His 

 mode of farming Culture of oats Objections to his 

 farming Allowance of seed Mules used in agricul- 

 ture Improvements suggested To be partly adopted 

 by Mr Marx Flour-mills Cotton-mills Departure 

 from Richmond Arrival at Washington Capitol 

 House of Representatives and Senate Introduction to 

 the President Mount Vernon The residence of Wa- 

 shington His tomb Return to Washington. 



June 1841. 



BEING desirous of acquainting myself with 

 the condition of the slaves in Virginia, I left 

 Baltimore en route for Richmond, capital of 

 that State, by the railway, at nine A. M. on the 

 20th ; arrived at Washington, forty miles 

 from Baltimore, at eleven ; and from thence 

 embarked in a steamer bound up the Potomac. 



This is one of the principal fishing rivers in 



