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houfe, delightfully fituated, near the moft lofty 

 part of this high fummit, bearing no appearance 

 of being fo elevated, or within fo fiiort a 

 diftance of the ftupendous precipice which is 

 near to it. 



Ginger Is the produce of the plantation. 

 We faw great quantities of this root fpread 

 before the houfe, upon a large fquare neatly 

 paved, for the purpofe of drying it previous 

 to fending it to market. 



From Mr. Stewart's we proceeded to the 

 Colleton eftate, where we purpofed taking up 

 our quarters for the night. On our way 

 I happened to learn that the gentleman of 

 the houfe was not apprized of our intended 

 vifit ; and on dlfcovering this, it feemed to 

 me only a necefiary civility to acquaint him 

 with it, I therefore propofed that we fliould 

 difpatch an avant courier to announce our ap- 

 proach, left, from defcrying fo large a party, 

 unexpededly, the family might verily believe 

 us to be a horde of Maroons ; or, ftill worfe, 

 might miftake us for a foraging party of 

 cit&yens'foldats^ coming to levy contributions 

 upon the eftate j but I was defired to fufpend 



