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Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 2 of 2]Weld, Isaac

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Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 2 of 2]

Name: Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 2 of 2]
Author: Weld, Isaac

Weld, Isaac

Canada -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

Travels Through the States of North America,
              and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada,
            During the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, Vol. II.

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                               _TRAVELS_

                           THROUGH THE STATES

                                   OF

                            _NORTH AMERICA_,

                                AND THE

                              PROVINCES OF

                        UPPER AND LOWER CANADA,

                                 DURING

                    THE YEARS 1795, 1796, AND 1797.

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                         BY _ISAAC WELD_, JUNIOR.

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                            SECOND EDITION.

            ILLUSTRATED AND EMBELLISHED WITH SIXTEEN PLATES.

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                           _IN TWO VOLUMES_.

                               _VOL. II_

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                               _LONDON_:

                PRINTED FOR JOHN STOCKDALE, PICCADILLY.

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                                 1799.

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                               _CONTENTS_

                           To _ VOLUME _ II.

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                           _LETTER _ XXVIII.

           _Leave Quebec.—Convenience of travelling   page 1
             between that City and Montreal.—Post
             Houses.—Calashes.—Drivers.—Canadian
             Horses very serviceable.—Salutations
             on arriving at different Post
             Houses.—Beautiful Prospects from the
             Road on the Top of the Banks of the
             St. Lawrence.—Female Peasants.—Style
             of Farming in Canada.—Considerably
             improved of late.—Inactivity of
             Canadians in not clearing more
             Land.—Their Character contrasted with
             that of the People of the
             States.—Arrival at Trois
             Rivieres.—Description of that Town and
             its Vicinity.—Visit to the Convent of
             St. Ursule.—Manufactures of Birch
             Bark.—Birch Canoes, how formed.—Leave
             Trois Rivieres, and reach Montreal._

                            _LETTER _ XXIX.

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Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 [Vol. 2 of 2]

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