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eyes was an Andropogon, or a kind of grafs, 

 and grafs is a part of Botany I always de- 

 lighted in. I was feized with terror at the 

 thought of ranging fo many new and un- 

 known parts of natural hiftory. At firft I 

 only confidered the plants, without ventu- 

 ring a more accurate examination. 



At night I took up my lodging with a 

 grocer who was a quaker, and I met with 

 very good honeft people in this houfe, fuch 

 as mcil people of this profeflion appeared 

 to me, I and my Yungftroem, the companion 

 of my voyage, had a room, candles, beds, 

 attendance, and three meals a day, if we 

 chofe to have fo many, for twenty millings 

 per week in Penfyhania currency. But 

 wood, warning and wine, if required, were 

 to be paid for befides. 



September the 16th. Before I proceed 

 I mult give a fhort defcription of Pbila-* 

 delphia, which I ihall frequently mention 

 in the fequel of my travels. J here put 

 down feveral particulars which I marked 

 during my flay at that place, as a help to 

 my memory. T^n 



Philadelphia, the capital of Penfyha- 

 nia, a province which makes part of what 

 formerly was called New Sweden is one of 

 the principal towns in North- America -, and 

 next to Bofton the greateft. It is fjtuated 



almoft 



