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all its statue of Washington of the most chaste 

 design and elegant workmanship, I took my 

 departure at six o clock A. M. on the 24th of 

 June, for Washington, and arrived there about 

 four afternoon. 



Owing to the sitting of Congress, Washington 

 was much crowded, but I was fortunate in placing 

 myself comfortably at the lodging house of 

 Mrs Hamilton in Pennsylvania Avenue, which 

 I shall when opportunity serves cordially re 

 commend to any of my friends who may have 

 occasion to visit Washington. Mrs Hamilton 

 is of Scotch extraction, and her daughter, a 

 very interesting young lady, seems to have a 

 strong partiality for everything connected with 

 Scotland, and regarding it put many questions 

 to me, which my amor pa-trice was gratified 

 in hearing and answering. 



Next morning I called on Mr Greig of Ca- 

 nandaigua, who kindly took me to the Ca 

 pitol, a noble edifice of the most elegant pro 

 portions and workmanship, containing the two 

 houses or chambers of the legislature, with the 

 courts of law and the offices belonging to each, 



