58 September 1748. 



numerous In this town, never baptize their 

 children, tliough they take a pretty exadt 

 account of all who are born among them. 



It is likewife impoffible to guefs at the 

 number of inhabitants from the dead, be- 

 caufe the town gets fuch great fupplies an- 

 nually from other countries. In the fum- 

 mer of the year 1749, near twelve thoufand 

 Germans came over to Philadelphia, many 

 of whom ftaid in that town. In the fame 

 year the houfes in Philadelphia were count- 

 ed, and found to be two thoufand and feven- 

 ty fix in number. 



The town is now quite filled with inha- 

 bitants, which in regard to their country, 

 religion and trade, are very different from 

 each other. You meet with excellent 

 maflers in all trades, and many things are 

 made here full as well as in England. Yet 

 no manufactures, efpecially for making fine 

 cloth are eflablifhed. Perhaps the reafon 

 is, that it can be got with fo little difficul- 

 ty from England, and that the breed of fheep 

 which is brought over, degenerates in pro- 

 cefs of time, and affords but a coarfe wool. 



Here is great plenty of provifions, and 

 their prices are very moderate. There are 

 no examples of an extraordinary dearth. 



Every one who acknowledges God to 

 be the Creator, preferver and ruler of all 



things. 



