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their relations and old neighbours; but, what are 

 our poor ruined countrymen to do, when they 

 become pennyless ? If I could root my coun 

 try from my heart, common humanity would 

 urge me to make an humble attempt to dissi 

 pate the charming delusions, which have, with 

 out your perceiving it, gone forth from your 

 sprightly and able pen, and which delusions 

 are the more dangerous on account of your 

 justly high and well-known character for un 

 derstanding and integrity. 



996. The statement, to which I allude, stands 

 as follows, in your tenth Letter from the Illi 

 nois. 



997. A capital of 2000Z. sterling, (8,889 dol 

 lars,) may be invested on a section of such land, 

 in the following manner, viz. Dollars. 

 Purchase of the land, 640 acres, at 2 



dollars per acre . . . . . . c *l <H 1280 



House and buildings, exceedingly con 

 venient and comfortable, may be built 

 for .vfli^igi^ 1500 



A rail fence round the woods, JOOO rods, 



at 25 cents per rod . t s\ r S iJ . . 250 



About 1800 rods of ditch and bank, to 



divide the arable land into 10 fields . 600 



Planting 1800 rods of live fence . . . 150 



Carried over 3780 



