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CONTENTS. 
LETTER III. 
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Journey to Baltimore.—Description of the Coun¬ 
try about Philadelphia—Floating Bridges 
over Schuylkillhow constructed.—JMills in 
Brandy-wine Creek.—Improvement in the 
Machinery of Flour JMills in America .— 
Town of Wilmington.—Log Houses.—Bad 
Roads—Fine Prospects—How relished by 
Am eric mis. — Taverns.—S usqueh annali R i- 
ver.—Town of Baltimore.—Plan of the 
Town.- — Harbour.—Public and private 
Buildings — Inhabitants.—Country between 
Baltimore and Washington.—-Execrable 
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LETTER IV. 
Foundation of the City of Washington.—Not 
readily agreed to by different States.—Choice 
of the Ground left to General Washington .— 
Circumstances to be considered in chusing the 
Ground.—The Spot fixed upon } central to all 
the Stales.—Also remarkably advantageously 
situated for trade.-—Nature of the Back Coun¬ 
try Trade.—Summary View of the principal 
Trading Towns in the United States .— Their 
prosperity shewn to depend on the Back Coun¬ 
try Trade.—Description of the Patoicmac 
River.—Its, Connection with other Rivers 
pointed out.—Prodigious Extent of the Wa¬ 
ter Communication from. Washington City in 
all Directions.—Country likely to Trade im- 
