250 November 1748. 



that a roof made of thefe fhingtes is as 

 durable as one made in Penfylvania of the 

 White Cedar, or Cuprejfus thy aides (Linn. 

 fpec. plant, page 1422.) The walls were 

 whitewafhed within, and I did not any 

 where fee hangings, with which the people 

 in this country feem in general to be but 

 little acquainted. The walls were quite 

 covered with all forts of drawings and pic- 

 tures in fmall frames. On each fide of the 

 chimnies they had ufually a fort of alcove ; 

 and the wall under the windows was wain- 

 fcoted, and had benches placed near it. 

 The alcoves, and all the wood work were 

 painted with a bluifti grey colour. 



There are feveral churches in the town, 

 which deferve fome attention. 1. The 

 Englifh Church, built in the year 1695, at 

 the weft end of town, confifting of ftone, 

 and has a fteeple with a bell. 2. The 

 new Dutch Church, which is likewife built 

 of ftone, is pretty large and is provided 

 with a fteeple, it alfo has a clock, which 

 is the only one in the town. This church 

 ftands almoft due from north to fouth. 

 No particular point of the compafs has 

 here been in general attended to in erec- 

 ting facred buildings. Some churches, 

 ftand as is ufual from eaft to weft, others 

 from fouth to north, and others in different 



portions. 



