Westpoint-Military School-Journey to Catskill - Stage

Coaches-Pine Orchard-The Cascades-Remarkable Tree-

Rattlesnakes-The Rattlesnake Hunter-Athens

CHAPTER V.

New Lebanon Springs-Shakers

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Ann Lee- Ceremonies

of the Shakers-A Modern Miracle-Creed, Rules, and Regu-

lations, of the Shakers-Their Occupations-Schools-Costume

The Shakers' Meeting - Tobacco Smoking Festival-A

New Messiah

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CHAPTER VI.

Journey to Northampton-Soil and Agriculture-Character

of the Country — General Appearance of Comfort-Anecdote

-Northampton - Villages and Towns in America - Mount

Holyoke-Hadley-The Regicides-Springfield-Manufactory

of Arms-Comfortable Situation of the Workmen-The Lock-

smith of Springfield — Journey to Boston-Ware Wor-

cester

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CHAPTER VII.

Boston-The Harbour-Public and Private Buildings-The
Streets-The Statehouse-Statue of Washington-Neglected
Public Walk Music in the Evening - Faneuil Hall - The
Market-Post Office-Banks-Athenæum -The Freemasons'
Lodge - American Architecture - Temperance Societies

CONTENTS.

Strong Liquors-Crimes from Intemperance - Anecdote-

Serenades Cholera Panic Cholera Hospital

Association

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Relief

129

CHAPTER VIII.

Public Institutions in Boston-The Peace Society-State of

Education-Religion - Different Religious Sects-Baptists-

Missionaries-Unitarians

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CHAPTER IX.

Charlestown

Navy Yard — The Constitution Frigate -

Breed's Hill and Bunker's Hill-Monument on Bunker's Hill

-Lynn-Salem - Beverley-Newbury Port - New Hamp-

shire-Portsmouth - Maine - Breakneck Hill

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- Curiosity-

Female Heroism - Portland - Soil in Maine-Emigrants

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Agriculture-Produce-Wages-A Husking Feast

CHAPTER X.

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Mount

Return to Boston Environs Jamaica Pond

Auburn-Cambridge College-John Quincy Adams-Nahant

-Balls-Sea Serpent-Cattle Fair at Brighton-A Storm in

Boston-Various Uses of Hats Pawtucket Providence-

Mount Hope — King Philip — Journey to New York — Hell

Gate

New York after the Cholera-Brooklyn — Navy Yard-

American Navy-Naval Officers-Patterson-Passaic Falls—

American Institute and Annual Exhibition of Manufactures-

Negro School-The American System of Education School

Agents' Society-American Bible Society

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Journey to Philadelphia-Philadelphia - Schuylkill Coal-

Literary Societies-Benevolent Institutions-Sunday Schools

Association-Pennsylvania Hospital - House of Refuge —

Banks-The Mint-Museum-Mammoth--State House 251

CHAPTER XIII.

Environs of Philadelphia-Waterworks

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- Franklin's Tomb

- Navy Yard Election of President - Ancient Swedish

Colony-Swedish Church

CHAPTER XIV.

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Baltimore-The Cathedral-Monuments - Charles Carroll

-His Death and Funeral-Population of the City-Religion

-Slaves and free Servants--Articles of Exportation-Journey

to Washington Washington - Departure for Virginia -

District of Columbia Potomac River - Fort Washington-

Fredericksburgh-Roads in the Southern States Journey to

Richmond

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CHAPTER XV.

Richmond-Public Buildings · Monument for the Persons

who perished in the Theatre Slave Auction Condition of

Slaves in the United States - Dangers attached to an im-

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mediate Emancipation - Advantages of the Colonization

System

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CHAPTER XVI.

Tobacco Manufactory at Richmond-Departure for Norfolk
-Norfolk -The Dismal Swamp-Journey to Fayetteville-

Charleston

Monument to the Memory of Walter Scott-

General Hayne-Nullification, its object, progress, and termi-

nation

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Savannah

Journey to Augusta-Augusta — Hamburgh — Casualties at-
tendant on Travelling in the South-Journey to Macon-Land
Lottery-Macon-A Negro Shopkeeper-Journey to Columbus
-A Gang of Slaves-A Creek Indian

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