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muft necefiarily furnifh all within itfelf. No 

 aid can be had from the butcher's, or the baker's, 

 none from the green-grocer's, or poulterer's, — - 

 the paltry- cook's, or confectioner's. No fuch 

 perfons are here known, and hence the whole 

 of the entertainment muft be the immediate 

 production of the eftate : every neceflary, every 

 comfort, and every luxury that is given, or en- 

 joyed, muft be found in the houfe or upon 

 the plantation, yet in fuch plenty were they 

 ferved at this prolific home, that one might 

 have fancied a Covent-garden, or a Leaden- 

 hall market to have been near. From all we 

 had previoufly feen in the colonies, it had 

 been wild to have conjectured that fo com- 

 plete a collection could have been afTembled. 



A large and very handfome boat was 

 fent for our conveyance, having an awn- 

 ing at the ftern to protect us from the fun ; 

 and we were rowed acrofs the mouth of the 

 river by eight of the fineft flaves of the eftate, 

 who pulled us on with furprifing fpeed. At 

 the landing place another party of flaves were 

 in attendance with horfes in readinefs to con- 

 duct; us to the houfe. The fun was extremely 

 powerful, but we had a pleafant ride about a 



