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the character of the Americans as a people, 
which produces this malevolence at present, 
just as it did formerly ; and if their public af¬ 
fairs were regulated by a person sent from 
heaven, I firmly believe his acts, instead of 
meeting with universal approbation, would by 
many be considered as deceitful and flagitious. 
LETTER Yin. 
Singular Mildness of the Winter of 1795-6.—• 
Set out for Lancaster.—.Turnpike Road he- 
tween that Place and Philadelphia.—Sum¬ 
mary View of the State of Pcnnsylva?iia .—- 
Description of the Farms between Lancaster 
and Philadelphia.—The Farmers live in a 
penurious Style .— Greatly inferior to English 
Farmers.—Bad Taverns on this Road.— 
Waggons iand Waggoners.—Customs of the 
latter.—Description of Lancaster.—Lately 
made the Seat of the State Government.— 
' Manufactures carried on there.—Rifle Guns . 
—Great Dexterity with which the Americans 
use them.—Anecdote of two Virginian Sol¬ 
diers belonging to a Rife Regiment .3 
MY DEAR SIR, Lancaster, March. 
THIS winter has proved one of the mildest 
that has ever been experienced in the country. 
During the last month there were two or three 
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