346 TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH AMERICA : 
The farms and plantations in Maryland 
consist, in general, of from one hundred to one 
thousand acres, In the upper parts of the 
state, towards the mountains, the land is di¬ 
vided into small portions. Grain is what is 
principally cultivated, and there are few slaves. 
In the lower parts of the state, and in this 
part of the country between Frederic and 
Baltimore, the plantations are extensive ; large 
quantities of tobacco are raised, and the labour 
is performed almost entirely by negroes. The 
persons residing upon these large plantations 
live very similar to the planters in Virginia: 
all of them have their stewards and overseers, 
and they give themselves but little trouble 
about the management of the lands. As in 
Virginia, the clothing for the slaves, and most 
of the implements for husbandry, are manu¬ 
factured on each estate. The quarters of the 
slaves are situated in the neighbourhood of 
the principal dwelling-house, which gives 
the residence of every planter the appearance 
of a little village, just the same as in Virginia. 
The houses are for the most part built of 
wood, and painted with Spanish brown; and 
in front there is generally a long porch, paint¬ 
ed white. 
From Baltimore I returned to Philadelphia, 
where I arrived on the fourteenth day of June, 
sifter having been absent about three months. 
