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marfhes in the rivers, which are now overflowed at 
every tide, were formerly high fwamps of firm land, 
affording forefts of Cyprefs, Tupilo, Magnolia gran- 
diflora, Oak, Afh, Sweet Bay, and other timber 
trees, the fame as are now growing on the river 
fwamps, whofe furface is two feet or more above the 
fpring tides that flow at this day ; and it is plainly 
to be feen by every planter along the coaft of Caro- 
lina, Georgia, and Florida, to the Miflsflippi, when 
they bank in thefe gratify tide marfhes for cultivation, 
that they cannot fink their drains above three or 
four feet below the furface, before they come to 
ftrata of Cyprefs flumps and other trees, as clofe to- 
gether as they now grow in the fwamps. 
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