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all its statue of Washington of the most chaste 

 design and elegant workmanship, I took my 

 departure at six o'clock A. M. on the 24th of 

 June, for Washington, and arrived there about 

 four afternoon. 



Owing to the sitting of Congress, Washington 

 was much crowded, but I was fortunate in placing 

 myself comfortably at the lodging house of 

 Mrs Hamilton in Pennsylvania Avenue, which 

 I shall when opportunity serves cordially re- 

 commend to any of my friends who may have 

 occasion to visit Washington. Mrs Hamilton 

 is of Scotch extraction, and her daughter, a 

 very interesting young lady, seems to have a 

 strong partiality for everything connected with 

 Scotland, and regarding it put many questions 

 to me, which my amor patrue was gratified 

 in hearing and answering. 



Next morning I called on Mr Greig of Ca- 

 nandaigua, who kindly took me to the Ca- 

 pitol, a noble edifice of the most elegant pro- 

 portions and workmanship, containing the two 

 houses or chambers of the legislature, with the 

 courts of law and the offices belonging to each, 



