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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 tjie 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 . 
MY DEAR SIR, York, March, 
I ARRIVED at this place, which is about 
twenty miles distant from Lancaster, yesterday. 
The inhabitants of this town, as well as those 
of Lancaster and of the adjoining country, 
consist principally of Dutch and German emi¬ 
grants, and their descendants. Great num¬ 
bers of these people emigrate to America every 
year, and the importation of them forms a 
very considerable branch of commerce. They 
are for the most part brought from the Hanse 
Towns and from Rotterdam. The vessels sail 
thither from America, laden with different 
kinds of produce, and the masters of them, 
on arriving there, entice on board as many of 
these people as they can persuade to leave 
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