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customs very different from those to which they had now to conform, without sensations of com- passion; and it was very pleasant to me to observe that the general deportment of my rela- tions towards them was respectful. I noticed many families, particularly in Penn- sylvania, of great respectability both in our Society and amongst others, who had themselves come over to this country as Redemptioners; or were the children of such. And it is remarkable, that the German residents in this country, have a character for greater industry and stability than those of any other nation. In the plantation adjoining my relation's, we visited a lead mine on the banks of the Perkio-men, which was then worked by a Frenchman. He invited us to go down into it, where, at the depth of about 12 feet, I saw a vein of lead ore 18 inches in thickness; and as it is wrought at a very easy expense, there was a great probability of its being a very valuable acquisition. But these things, like many others in the world, have the stamp of great uncertainty upon them. 8th Month, 13th. We returned this day to Philadelphia. In our way, we stopped at the Buck Tavern, where we supped and breakfasted. After breakfast we crossed the Schuylkill, at Spring Mill