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llvhich are bought of the Indians about 

 Pfwego 'y great quantities of boards, coming 

 jfor the mofl part from Albany ; timber and 

 ;ready made lumber, from that part of the 

 icountry which lies about the river Hudfon^, 

 ;and laftly wheat, flour, barley, oats and 

 jother kinds of corn, which are brought 

 jfrom New Jerfey and the cultivated parts 

 jof this province. I have feen yachts from 

 \New Brunjwicky laden with wheat which 

 lay loofe on board, and with flour packed 

 up into tuns; and alfo with great quanti- 

 ties of linfeed. New York llkewife exports 

 fome fleih and other proviiions out of its 

 own province, but they are very few ; nor 

 lis the quantity of peafe which the people 

 iabout Albany bring much greater. Iron 

 however may be had more plentifully, as it 

 is found in feveral parts of this province, 

 and is of a confiderable goodnefs , but all 

 the other produdts of this country are of lit- 

 tle account. 



Most of the wine, which is drank here 

 and in the other colonies is brought from 

 the Ifle of Madeira and is very ftrong and 

 fiery. 



No manufactures of note have as yet 



been eflablifhed here ; at prefent they get 



all manufactured goods, fuch as woollen 



R and 



