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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 30th. From Steubenville, crossing 

 the Ohio for the last time, and travelling through 

 a slip of Virginia and a handsome part of Penn 

 sylvania, to Pittsburgh. 



961. August 1st. 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- w r orks on Great Lever, 

 near Bolton, in Lancashire. 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, f recommended him to ob 

 serve the latter part of the good Quaker Lady's 

 sermon which we heard at New Albany. 



963. August 3rd. 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 



