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was much pleased with several of the savans of 

 New-York, and among others with my distin- 

 guished countryman, Dr. MvNevin, and a Quaker 

 gentleman of the name of Griscom. In Albany 

 there is Dr. Beck ; In Utica, Dr. Coventry, and 

 in many other villages, men whose scientific ac- 

 quirements are truly respectable. 



In one word, Jonathan is a sensible man, of 

 good morals, respectable habits, and civil man- 

 ners. His wife is a good, tidy housekeeper, and 

 makes a kind affectionate companion for life. 

 His daughters are excellent young women, beau- 

 tiful, fascinating, and well informed- — but, like the 

 scenery of their native land, a little romantic with- 

 al. His sons are smart young men, capable of 

 great things, and fully sensible of it — infected with 

 national vanity — know a little of many things, but 

 not an entirety of any thing. Now and then a 

 promising genius appears among them who im- 

 mediately becomes the hopes and the spoiled child 

 of the family. Jonathan traces up his genealogy 

 to John Bull, looks upon him with great respect 

 and sends his most promising children to John for 

 a transatlantic education. These boys come back 

 some of them loaded with science, some with fop- 

 pery, some with affectation, some complete dan- 

 dies, and greater fools than when they left home. 

 Now and then a Jefferson, a Mitchill a Hosack, 



