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son, Esq. merchant in Baltimore, requesting 

 me to go to that city, and making me an 

 offer of two situations : the one near Ana- 

 polls ; the other upon Elk-Ridge (where the 

 fine kite-foot tobacco was formerly grown), 

 in the road between Alexandria and Balti- 

 more, and nine miles from the latter. I like- 

 wise had an invitation to put my cattle and 

 hogs over the river to Mr. Rozer, the gentle- 

 man whom I formerly mentioned, and who 

 behaved to me with the greatest kindness. 

 I had now met with a Colonel Lyles, who 

 lived at Broad-Creek in Maryland, about 

 four miles from Alexandria. With him I 

 formed an acquaintance ; and he gave me 

 some friendly advice, respecting what sort 

 of people these were whom I was invited to 

 connect myself with : and as I had made up 

 my mind not to have the General's farm, he 

 advised me not to send my stock there to 

 be kept. To this I most readily agreed : 

 for as the General's cattle and hogs were 

 poor, I feared that mine would share the 

 same fate ; nor did I see any thing proper 



