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was the rent, and that was not interest for 

 the money laid out upon the estate, exclu- 

 sive of the first purchase-money. I believ- 

 ed it to be true : and it plainly shews that 

 there is no land which will bear these ex- 

 pensive improvements : nor is there any oc- 

 casion for them ; the produce is so small, it 

 lies in a little compass. From the erections, 

 on many improved estates in America, one 

 might imagine that the Americans thought 

 the buildings would raise produce : but 

 that is not the case. I could enumerate 

 many instances similar to that above men- 

 tioned : but I shall forbear ; thinking it 

 unnecessary, as I have given sufficient ex- 

 amples to convince the reader of the inten- 

 tion of this work, which is to shew the real 

 value of those cheap lands in America. 



