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might very well think his travels to be all a dream, and that he 

 was still in a Boroughmonger country. Almost always the same 

 tunes and dances, same manners, same dress. Ah, it is that same 

 dress which is the great evil ! It may be a very pretty sight, but, 

 to see the dollars thus danced out of the country into the hands of 

 the Boroughmongers, to the tune of national airs, is a thing which, 

 if it do not warrant ridicule, will, if America do not, by one 

 unanimous voice, soon put a stop to it. 



960. July 3o/i. From Steubenville, crossing the Ohio for the 

 last time, and travelling through a slip of Virginia and a handsome 

 part of Pennsylvania, to Pittsburgh. 



961. August ist. Sold my horse for 75 dollars, 60 dollars less 

 than I gave for him. A horse changes masters no where so often 

 as in this Western country, and no where so often rises and falls 

 in value. Met a Mr. Gibbs, a native of Scotland, and an old 

 neighbour of mine, having superintended some oil of vitriol works 

 near to my bleach-works on Great Lever, near Bolton, in Lanca 

 shire. He now makes oil of vitriol, aquafortis, salts, soap, &c. 

 at this place, and is, I believe, getting rich. Spent a pleasant 

 evening with him. 



962. August 2nd. Spent most part of the day with Mr. Gibbs, 

 and dined with him ; as the feast was his, I recommended him 

 to observe the latter part of the good Quaker Lady s sermon which 

 we heard at New Albany. 



963. August yd. Leave Pittsburgh, not without some regret 

 at bidding adieu to so much activity and smoke, for I expect not 

 to see it elsewhere. I like to contemplate the operation by which 

 the greatest effect is produced in a country. Take the same 

 route and the same stage as on setting out from Philadelphia. 



964. August 4th, 5th, and 6th. These three days traversing 

 the romantic Allegany Mountains ; got overturned (a common 

 accident here) only once, and then received very little damage : 

 myself none, some of my fellow travellers a few scratches. We 

 scrambled out, and, with the help of some waggoners, set the 

 vehicle on its wheels again, adjusted our &quot; plunder &quot; (as some of 

 the Western people call it), and drove on again without being 

 detained more than five minutes. The fourth night slept at 

 Chambersburgh, the beginning of a fine country. 



965. August 7th. Travelled over the fine limestone valley 

 before mentioned, and through a very good country all the way, 

 by Little York to Lancaster. Here I met with a person from 

 Philadelphia, who told me a long story about a Mr. Hulme, an 

 Englishman, who had brought a large family and considerable 

 property to America. His property, he told me, the said Mr. 

 Hulme had got from the English Government, for the invention 

 of some machine, and that now, having got rich under their 

 patronage, he was going about this country doing the said Govern 

 ment all the mischief he could, and endeavouring to promote the 

 interests of this country. After letting him go on till I was 



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