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V. fart of a Letter from the ^verend Mr. Hugh 
Jones to the ^verend Dr. Benjamin Wood- 
roofe, F. ^ S. concerning feveral Obfervahles in 
Maryland. 
Honoured Sir^ 
AS for this Country which you defire me to ftnd 
you an account of, the following Particulars, 
I hope, will give you an Idea thereof, and of our. 
way of Living. Chclepak-Ba,'^ runs North and 
by Weft about two hundred Miles or more, divides 
this Province, as well as Virginia, into two parts, 
which we call the Eaftern and Weftern Shores. The 
whole Province contains Eleven Counties, Six on 
our fide, which is the Weftern, and Five on the 
Eaftern Shore. The Land is generally Low on both 
fides* No Hill that I have feen or heard of among 
the Inhabitants fifty Yards Perpendicu^r ; but about 
one hundred Miles back, or Weft of us, towards the 
Heads of Rivers the Ground rifes and appears in very 
high Mountains, and rocky Precipices, running North 
and South, from the top of which a Man may have a 
clear Profped of Virginia and Maryland. All the low 
Land is very woody, like one continued Forreft, no 
part clear but what is cleared by the Englifh. And tho 
we are Pretty clofely feated, yec we cannot fee ©ur 
next Neighbours Houfe for Trees. Indeed in few years 
we may exped it otherwife, for the Tobacco-Trade de- 
ftroys abundance of Timber, both for making of 
Hogftieads, and building of Tobacco-Houfes ; befides 
clearing of Ground yearly for Planting. Our Soil is 
geaerally Sandy, free from Stone, which makes it 
very 
