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latlons in Vtrgiina favoured his defign ; and 
he went to that country in 171 2, where he 
ftaid feven years, admiring, and collecting 
the various productions of the country, 
without having laid any direft plan for the 
work he afterwards accompliflied. During 
this refidence, he communicated feeds and 
fpecimens of plants, both dried, and in a 
growing ftate, to Mr. Dale, Braintreey 
in Kjfex ; and^ fome of his obfervations on 
the country, being coaimunicaLed by this 
means to Dr. Williain SheraPvD, procured 
him the friendlliip and patronage of that 
gentleman. On his return to England^ in 
1 71 9, he was encouraged by the aififlance 
of feveral of the nobility, of Sir Hans 
Sloane, Dr. Sherard, and other natu- 
ralifts, whofe names he has recorded, to 
return to America, with the profeffed de- 
fign of defcribing, delineating, and painting 
the more curious objeds of nature. Caro- 
Una was fixed on, as the place of his refi- 
dence, where he arrived in May 1722. He 
firft examined the lower parts of the coun- 
try, making excurfions from CbarlesTQwn^ 
and 
