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very little probability of that custom 

 changing for some time ; and especially 

 while they were employed in building 

 houses, paving streets, &c. I therefore 

 made known these sentiments to Colonel 

 Lyles ; and we dropped that scheme. In- 

 deed, I began to think of coming to Eng- 

 land again. 



After we had parted with the General, 

 and viewed the lot, we returned to the 

 tavern : where we found a gentleman 

 from Washington county, General Sprigg, 

 who was in search of me to buy some of 

 the cattle, or all of them, and the hogs ; 

 which he said were the best he had ever 

 seen come from England, though he had 

 had some himself, and had seen a great 

 many. He offered me a very good price 

 for some of them. I had determined to 

 sell every thing 1 had brought with me 

 (having soon, however, learnt that it was a 

 dangerous place to sell any thing without 

 having the money in hand) ; for I had 

 seen no land I thought good enough to 



