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chief object of my journey was to visit my 

 daughter who has chosen to cast her lot for 

 life on this side the Atlantic, but was unde 

 termined, until I should decide, whether her 

 husband and she should purchase a permanent 

 residence in the Province or in the States. 

 Now, looking to the matter of present com 

 fort only taking into view that the States are 

 in comparison with Upper Canada, an old 

 country, in many parts highly cultivated, and 

 with good society and that the Province is 

 but in its infancy and only holds out pros 

 pects of advantage to be realized by some fu 

 ture generation, I had no hesitation in pro 

 nouncing in favour of the former. 



This explanation of my purpose will serve 

 to show that my opinions have not been form 

 ed altogether gratuitously, nor without consi 

 deration ; but at the same time I should wish 

 it to be understood, that although I have de 

 scribed with faithfulness what fell under my 

 own observation, or was derived from the most 

 authentic information I could obtain, yet my 

 opportunities of examining into the agricultu 

 ral affairs of Upper Canada were very limited. 



