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through Maryland and Virginia, of men be¬ 
ing confined in their beds from the injuries 
which they had received of this nature in a 
fight. In the Carol mas and Georgia, I have 
been credibly assured, that the people are still 
more depraved in this respect than in Virginia, 
and that in some particular parts of these 
states, every third or fourth man appears with 
one eye. 
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LETTER XVI. 
Description of Virginia detween Richmond and 
the Mountains.—Fragrance of Flowers and 
Shrubs in the Woods.—Melody of the Birds. 
—Of the Birds of Virginia.—Mocking Bird 
*—Blue Bird—Red Bird , 8$c. — Singular 
Noises of the Frogs .— Columbia.—Magazine 
there.—Fire Flies in the Woods. — Green 
Springs.—Wretchedness of the Accommoda¬ 
tion there.—Difficulty of finding the Way 
through the Woods.-—Serpents—Rattle Snake 
—Copper Snake—Black Snake—South-west, 
or Green Mountains.—Soil of them. —* Moun¬ 
tain Torrents do great Damage.—Salubrity 
of the Climate.—Great Beauty of the Pea¬ 
santry.—Many Gentlemen of Property 
living here.—Monticello , the Seat of Mr, 
VOX,. I, 0 
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