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object was to see the country, than he ordered 

 his phseton and drove me out a circuit of ten 

 or twelve miles by the Schuylkill river, over 

 a portion of country which for richness is, to 

 say the least, equal to the finest parts of Lin- 

 colnshire. It consists of alluvial soil chiefly 

 in meadow covered with bullocks, but partly 

 in tillage, bearing wheat and Indian corn, and 

 partly also devoted to the culture of vege- 

 tables for the supply of Philadelphia. The 

 average value of such land I understood to be 

 about 250 dollars or L. 50 per acre. 



After a delightful drive, I returned to 

 Friend Cope's, where I spent the evening. 

 Next morning, the 28th, after breakfast, in 

 consequence of an appointment he had kindly 

 made for me, I accompanied him on a visit to 

 the farm of a Mr Sheaff, about fourteen miles 

 from the city. 



We again passed over a charming country, 

 and through a town called Germantown, five 

 miles in length, but the houses, which gene- 

 rally have gardens in front, very straggling ; 



