374 THE FEENCH BLOOD IN AMEEICA 



Seeing the 

 Town 



Philadelphia 



The Family 



Plantation 



Established 



ten at uight to my lodgings and to bed." Next day he 

 waited upon Governor Hunter, who invited him to dine ; 

 thence to see the mayor, who kindly received him. 

 Next day he rode about seven miles out of town to 

 Colonel Morris's, "Who lives in the country, and is 

 judge or chief justice of this province, a very sensible 

 and good man." Next day he saw the town. ''There 

 are three churches, the English, the French, and the 

 Dutch Church ; there is also a place for the Assembly to 

 sit, which is not very fine, and where they judge all 

 matters. The town is compact, the houses for the most 

 part built after the Dutch manner, with the gable ends 

 towards the street." "The French have all the privi- 

 leges that can be, and are the most in number here, they 

 are of the Council and of the Parliament, and are in all 

 other employments." He was dined and wined with 

 true hospitality by the Irish Club, the French Club, and 

 various friends he made, including Mr. Hamilton, the 

 postmaster - general . 



From New York he went to Philadelphia, going to 

 church in Amboy, New Jersey, on the way. Philadeli)hia 

 he found built very regularly upon rising ground on the 

 Delaware Eiver. "The inhabitants are most part Qua- 

 kers, and they have several good meetings, and there are 

 also some English churches." He had a letter to Mr, 

 Samuel Perez, but says "He had no service for me." 

 Then they continued the overland journey to Virginia, 

 much of the way throiigh wild territory, in which they 

 had some exciting experiences with robbers. 



Then Peter his brother arrived from England, and the 

 work of establishing the plantation in King William 

 County proceeded. Peter was a preacher, and was soon 

 presented to Eoanoke parish. Another brother, James, 

 with his family, arrived in the autumn of the same year, 

 1717, and the next year his brother-in-law, Mr. Matthew 

 Maury, with his family, completed the party. All had 

 to go through chills and fever in the process of acclima- 



