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by the yellow fever, which made its ap- 

 pearance in the city, and all trade ceased : 

 his goods lay on hand, all his people were 

 idle he had milliners, fancy-dress makers, 

 &c. from London. The regular orders came 

 .as usual from England ; therefore, having a 

 partner in London, he thought it advisable 

 to send to him to determine what was to be 

 done. They resolved to begin shipping; and 

 I have heard him say, they never had but 

 one venture that paid more than the freight* 

 I was told by a man in Philadelphia, that 

 he and many others, to the number of 

 seventy families, were decoyed from their 

 homes to go to America, by a religionist of 

 this country. This person, on a plan or 

 map, bought lands, along with others, in 

 Allegheny county, from this highly pious 

 man, who left England on the principle 

 of devotion : and his religion was, to sell 

 these poor fellows the barren rocks and 

 keep the valleys to himself. Some of the^e 

 people attempted to cuhivate them : but 

 the man above mentioned, more wise, left 



