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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. 1 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. 1 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. 1 of 2]
Author: Weld, Isaac

Weld, Isaac

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

_Description of Dismal Swamp.—Wild Men   page 178
             found in it.—Bears, Wolves,
             &c.—Country between Swamp and
             Richmond.—Mode of making Tar and
             Pitch.—Poor Soil.—Wretched
             Taverns.—Corn Bread.—Difficulty of
             getting Food for
             Horses.—Petersburgh.—Horse Races
             there.—Description of Virginian
             Horses.—Style of Riding in
             America.—Description of Richmond,
             Capital of Virginia.—Singular Bridge
             across James River.—State House.—Falls
             of James River.—Gambling common in
             Richmond.—Lower Classes of People very
             quarrelsome.—Their Mode of
             Fighting.—Gouging_


                             +LETTER + XV.

           _Description of Virginia between         page 193
             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, &c.—Singular Noises of
             the Frogs.—Columbia.—Magazine
             there.—Fire Flies in the Woods.—Green
             Springs.—Wretchedness of the
             Accommodation there.—Difficulty of
             finding the Way through the
             Woods.—Serpents.—Rattle-Snake.—Copper-Snake.—Black
             Snake.—South-west, or Green
             Mountains.—Soil of them.—Mountain
             Torrents do great Damage.—Salubrity of
             the Climate.—Great Beauty of the
             Peasantry.—Many Gentlemen of Property
             living here.—Monticello, the Seat of
             Mr. Jefferson.—Vineyards.—Observations
             on the Culture of the Grape, and the
             Manufacture of Wine_


                             +LETTER + XVI.

           _Of the Country between the South-west   page 209
             and Blue Mountains.—Copper and Iron
             Mines.—Lynchburgh.—New London.—Armoury
             here.—Description of the Road over the
             Blue Mountains.—Peaks of Otter,
             highest of the Mountains.—Supposed
             Height.—Much over-rated.—German
             Settlers numerous beyond the Blue
             Mountains.—Singular Contrast between
             the Country and the Inhabitants on
             each Side of the Mountains.—Of the
             Weevil.—Of the Hessian Fly.—Bottetourt
             County.—Its Soil.—Salubrity of the
             Climate.—Medicinal Springs here.—Much
             frequented_


                            +LETTER + XVII.

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