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got their farms into a very respectable state. 

 The inhabitants of this township do not exceed 

 60, but its good situation is likely to increase 

 the number. 



DuDSWELL, in the county of Buckingham, 

 has Westbury and Stoke for its south-west 

 boundary, Weedon for the north-east, Wotton 

 for the north-west, and Bury for its south-east. 

 The land of this township, where it is level, is 

 applicable to the culture of grain of all the 

 species peculiar to the country ; in some places 

 it is uneven, and from the sixth range rises 

 into a considerable mountain, that stretches 

 westward into Wotton ; the top of it is a flat 

 table land, and from being wholly unclothed 

 with trees or underwood derives its name of 

 the Bald Mountain. In the timber there is a 

 great variety, as beech, maple, birch, basswood, 

 butternut, elm, some oak, pine, spruce, and 

 cedar. The St. Francis with many small 

 streams provide an ample and complete irriga- 

 tion. Only one quarter of it has been laid 

 out, which was granted to John Bishop and 

 others; he is now the principal landholder: 

 on this part some farms have obtained a very 

 respectable state of prosperity. The popula- 

 tion is about 90 souls. 



Bury, in the county of Buckingham^ is 

 irregular in its figure, bounded by Dudswell on 



