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LETTER IX. 
Number of Germans in the Neighbourhood of 
York and Lancaster.—How brought over .—- 
White- Slave Trade.-—Cruelty frequently prac¬ 
tised in the carrying it on.—Character of the 
German Settlers contrasted with that of the 
Americans.—Passage of the Susquehannah 
between York and Lancaster.—Great Beauty 
of the Prospects along the River. — Descrip¬ 
tion of York.—Courts of Justice there.—Of 
the Pennsylvanian System of Judicature. / X 7J) 
LETTER X. 
V ' 
Of the Country near York.—* Of the Soil of the 
Country on each Side of the Blue .Mountains. 
— Frederic-town.—Change in the Inhabitants 
and in the Country as you proceed towards 
the Sea.—-Number of Slaves .— Tobacco 
chiefy cultivated.—Inquisitiveness of the 
People at the Taverns.—Observations thereon . 
—Description of the Great Falls of the Pa- 
towmac River.—George Town.—-Of the 
Country between that Place and Hoe*s Ferry. 
—Poisonous Vines. — Port Tobacco .■-• 
Wretched Appearance of the Country border¬ 
ing upon the Ferry.—Staves neglected .—* 
Passage of the Patowmac very dangerous .—- 
Fresh Water Oysters.—Landed on-a deserted 
Part of the Virginian Shore.—Great Hospi¬ 
tality of the Virginians. - - 131 
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