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of them being very rich, their envy of the 

 Engli/h led them not to fell them any land, 

 but at an exceffive rate ; a pradtice which 

 is ftill punctually obferved among their 

 defcendants. The Englifh therefore as well 

 as people of different nations, have little 

 encouragement to fettle here. On the other 

 hand they have fufficient opportunity in the 

 other provinces, to purchafe land at a more 

 moderate price, and with more fecurity to 

 themfelves. It is not then to be wondered, 

 that fo many parts of New York are ftill 

 unculiivated, and have entirely the appear- 

 ance of defarts. This infcance may teach 

 us how much a fmall miftake in a govern- 

 ment will injure population. 



November the 3d. About noon we fet 

 out from New Tork on our return, and 

 continuing our journey, we arrived at Fhi- 

 ladelphia on the fifth of November. 



In the neighbourhood of this capital (of 

 Penjyhania) the people had a month ago 

 made their cyder, which they were obliged 

 to do, becaufe their apples were fo ripe as 

 to drop from the trees. But on our journey 

 through xVfw Tork we obferved the people 

 ftill employed in preffing out the cyder. 

 This is a plain proof that in Penjyhania 

 the apples are fooner ripe than in New 

 Tork', but whether this be owing to the 



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