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England. He appeared a very well in- 

 formed man. He asked me much to go to 

 see him ; and wished me to fix myself in 

 the country where he lived, about three 

 hundred miles north ; but my curiosity be- 

 gan to be satisfied, and I resolved to live in 

 some settled part. I was very much attach- 

 ed to Baltimore ; finding that New-York 

 and Philadelphia were much cheaper sup- 

 plied with the land's produce than that city: 

 —they having great plenty of hay, more 

 clover than could be sold, excellent beef, 

 good veal, (the mutton but middling,) pork 

 very fine, turkeys very fine, and all sorts of 

 poultry ; vegetables in very great plenty. 

 I returned, therefore, from New- York, 

 after passing a few days ; and having an 

 introductory letter from Mr. Warder to the 

 quakers, I received many civilities from them, 

 particularly as subscribers to my books. 



In my return from New- York to Phila- 

 delphia I had promised to meet Mr. Warder, 

 at a plantation of his ; which caused me to 

 change my road. In my journey between 



