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The day after I left Mr. O'Donnell, I 

 had an offer from Mr. John Holmes, of a 

 grazing-farm on the Susquehanna river, 

 opposite Havre-de-Grace, and thirty-seven 

 miles from Baltimore. This was said to be 

 one of the best grazing-farms in America, 

 there was a mill seat upon it, and every 

 advantage. Mr. Holmes offered to join 

 with me in the concern. Finding the 

 tillage-farms in America to be attended with 

 so much expence, I was ready to embrace 

 this proposal : my friend Mr. O'Donnell 

 having offered me the use of a horse, I 

 took a ride to view the situation, accom- 

 panied by a Mr. Allen, a very respectable 

 merchant from Philadelphia. 



The weather, however, being bad, and 

 Mr. Allen's company very agreeable, I 

 went forward to Philadelphia (without 

 staying to look at this farm), with letters of 

 introduction from different gentlemen in 

 Baltimore to some respectable persons in 

 Philadelphia ; and as congress was at that 

 time sitting, 1 had great opportunities both 



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