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There are established here seven rope-walks and five factories of 

 coarse linen cloth, which employ more than 500 workmen ; besides 

 three houses lor cotton spinning, one of which is on a very extensive 

 plan. The town contains five places of public worship ; two banking 

 houses ; a theatre ; and a circulating library ; all of them in prosper- 

 ous circumstances. It is also the seat of an university, endowed with 

 ample funds, possessing a handsome library and philosophical appa- 

 ratus, and containing professorships in the various departments of 

 law, medicine, philosophy, and literature. Lexington was formerly 

 the seat of government, but the public offices have been several 

 years since removed to Frankfort, which was preferred for its situa- 

 tion, but is neither so populous nor commercial a place. 



Trade. ..The principal part of the commerce of Kentucky is carried 

 on by tne merchants of Lexington. A considerable proportion of the 

 fabricated articles consumed in Kentucky, as well as in the rest of the 

 "United States, are imported from England. They consist principally 

 of coarse and fine iron goods, cutlery, nails, and tin-ware; drapery, 

 mercery, drugs, and fine pottery. Muslins, nankeen, tea, &c. are 

 imported directly from India in American vessels; and the) obtain 

 cott'ee, and raw sugar ot different qualities, from the West Indies. 

 These are exchanged for the produce of the country, princip lly by 

 barter, on account of the extreme scarcity of coin.* N^w-Orleans 

 has of late become the principal entrepot of the Kentucky trade. 

 The exports in 1802 amounted to 626,673 dollars, wholly of domestic 

 produce. 



Government... .By the constitution of this state, formed and adopt- 

 ed in 1792, the legislative power is vested in a general assembly, 

 consisting of a senate and house of representatives ; the supreme 

 executive in a governor ; the judiciary in the supreme court of ap- 

 peals, and such inferior courts as the legislature may establish. The 

 representatives are chosen annually by the people ; the senators and 

 governor are chosen for four years, by electors appointed for that 

 purpose ; the judges are appointed, during good behaviour, by the 

 governor, with the advice of the senate. The number of represen- 

 tatives cannot exceed one hundred, nor be less than forty ; and the 

 senate, at first consisting of eleven, is to increase with the house of 

 representatives, in the ratio of one to four. This state sends 2 sena- 

 tors and 6 representatives to congress. 



Religion. ...The Baptists are the most numerous religious sect in 

 Kentucky. There are several large congregations of Presbyterians, 

 Methodists, and some few of other denominations. 



Colleges, learning... .The legislature of Virginia, while Ken- 

 tucky belonged to that state, made provision for a college in it, and 

 endowed it with very considerable funds. This college has not flou- 

 rished, and another has been established, the funds for the support 

 of which have been furnished by liberal contributions. Schools are 

 established in the several towns, and in general regularly and pro- 

 perly maintained. There are two printing-offices at Lexington, and 

 a newspaper is published by each of them, which appears twice a 

 week. Polite literature is patronised, and there is a considerable 

 demand for miscellaneous and scientific books. 



History. ...The history of this state is the same with that of Vir- 

 ginia, of which it made a part till the year 1792, when it was erect- 



* Michaux. 



