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citizens of a free land ought to be. But besides these honour- 

 able individuals whom I have taken the liberty of mentioning, 

 many others I could speak of with delight, and one I would point 

 out in particular, as he to whom my deepest gratitude is due, 

 one whom I cannot omit mentioning, because, of all the good 

 and the estimable, he it is whose remembrance is most dear to 

 me : — that generous friend is George Parkman. 



About the middle of August, we left our Boston friends, on 

 our way eastward ; and, after rambling here and there, came in 

 sight of Moose Island, on which stands the last frontier town, 

 boldly facing one of the entrances of the Bay of Fundy. The 

 climate was cold, but the hearts of the inhabitants of Eastport 

 were warm. One day sufficed to render me acquainted ^vith all 

 whom I was desirous of knowing. Captain Childs, the com- 

 mander of the garrison, was most obliging to me, while his 

 wife shewed the greatest kindness to mine, and the brave offi- 

 cers received my sons with brotherly feelings. Think, reader, of 

 the true pleasure we enjoyed when travelling together, and every- 

 where greeted with so cordial a welcome, while every facility was 

 affiarded me in the prosecution of my researches. We made 

 excursions into the country around, ransacked the woods and 

 the shores, and on one occasion had the pleasure of meeting 

 with a general officer in his Britannic Majesty's service, who, 

 on my presenting to him the official documents with which I 

 had been honoured by the Home Department, evinced the 

 greatest desire to be of service to me. We removed for some 

 weeks to Dennisville, a neat little village, where the acquaint- 

 ance of Judge Lincoln's family rendered our stay exceedingly 

 agreeable. We had, besides, the gratification of being joined 

 by two gentlemen from Boston, one of whom has ever since re- 



