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I cannot conclude without paying a tribute of respect to the exalted character of the American ladies. They certainly take precedence of the other sex, both in moral excellence and intellectual refinement; and in a religious point of view, they furnish a noble instance of consistency, in preserving themselves uncontaminated amid the acquisitive propensities, and unamiable manners of their sovereign lords.
Were it not for the climate, I could have spent my days there with a fair proportion of comfort, for I met with much kindness. I cherish no feelings of animosity against the Americans, though I have given my opinion freely on their affairs: to this they can have no reasonable objection; for as they allow freedom of speech amongst themselves, they cannot consistently deny the same to a foreigner.
D. I. ROEBUCK, PRINTER, GRACE STREET, LEEDS.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] General Hamilton, a man much esteemed for his virtues.
[B] 1 Sam., xxviii., 14.
[C] This vehicle is universally used by the country people; it bears no resemblance to an English wagon, but is in fact, the lightest four-wheeled vehicle that can be conceived.
[D] These last board and lodge in the house.