. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 1^2 OMer 174^.. m%^ ihingles, and wails covered witli the fame. There were likewife feme ftone buildings. A little ri- vulet pafTes through the (own from weft to eaft; it
. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 1^2 OMer 174^.. m%^ ihingles, and wails covered witli the fame. There were likewife feme ftone buildings. A little ri- vulet pafTes through the (own from weft to eaft; it is almoft reduced to nothing when the water ebbs away, but with the full tide they can bring up fmall yachts. Here were two fine churches, each of which made a much better appearance than any one in Philadelphia. That belonging to the people of the church of England was built of bricks, had a fteeple with bells, and a baluflrade round it, from which there was a profped: of the country. The meeting houle of the prefbyterians was built of wood, but had both afteeple and bslls, and wa^, like the other houfes, covered with (hin- gles The town houfemade likewife agood appear- ance, and had afpire with a bell. The banks of the river were red, from the reddifh limeftone -, both in and about the town were many gardens and orchards -, and it might truly be faid, that Eliza- beth-town was fituated in a garden, the ground hereabouts being even and well cultivated. At nignt we took up our lodgings at Eliza' heth'town Pointy an inn, about two Englijh miles diftant from the town, and the laft houfe on this road belonging to New Jerfey, The man v/ho had taken the leafe of it, together with that of the ferry near it, told us that he paid a hun- dred and ten pounds oi Penjyhania currency to ihe owner. Odl, 30th. We wtre ready to proceed on our journey at fun-rifing. Near the inn where wc had pafTed the night, we were to crofs a river, and we were brought over, together with our horfes, in a wre
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