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Hagar's town, described, iii. 40
Halifax, town of, described, iii. 204
Harrisburgh, town of, defcribed, ii. 437
Hartford, city of, defcribed, ii. 260
Hell-Gate, ftraits fo called, i. 194
Hemp, the culture of, iii, 440
Hillsborough, town of, defcribed, iii. 204
Hifpaniola, iflaud of, defcribed, iv. 320-
See St. Domingo

Houftonick river, defcribed, ii. 256
Hudfon's river, defcribed, ii. 298

-city of, defcribed, ii. 322

I.

Imlay, Mr. his account of Kentucky, iii.

159

Indiana, defcribed, iii. 123.

Indians. See the tities of the respective
States

Indigo, on the culture of, iii. 432
Infects of America, account of, iv. 413
Ipfwich, town defcribed, ii. 144
Ifing-glafs, found in New-Hampshire,ii.89
Iron ore, found in New-Hampshire, ii. 90

J.

Jamaica, inland of, described, iv. 233-
Exports from, 239

James river, defcribed, iii. 79
Ferfey. See New Jersey
Jews, account of, i. 394

K.

Kanhawa, great, river, defcribed, iii. 83
little, river, described, ib.

Kennebeck river, defcribed, ii. 8
Kentucky, State of, its fituation, extent
and boundaries, iii. 125-Climate, ib.
-Face of the country, foil and pro-
ductions, 126--Curiofitics, 136-Civil
divifions and chief towns, 140-Popu-
lation, 148-Religion and character,
149-Commerce, 150- - Literature,
155-Rights of land, 156—Constitu-
tion, 157

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river, defcribed, iii. 127
King flon, town of, described, ii. 324

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Maine, district of, fituation, extent and
boundaries, ii. 211-Air and climate,
212-Face of the country, ib.-Soil
and productions, 214-Civil divifions
and chief towns, 216 Population,
218-Religion and character, 221-
Trade and manufactures, ib.-Learn-
ing and literature, 222-Conftitution,
ib.-Indians, ib.

Maple fugar, how made, iii. 496

Marblehead, town of, defcribed, ii. 142
Martha's vineyard, island of, defcribed,
ii. 137

Maffachusetts, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, ii. 124-Face of
the country, fea coafts and islands, 131
-Soil and productions, 139-Civil
divifions and chief towns, 140-Popu
lation, 147-Military strength, 158—
Commerce and manufactures, 160-
Exports, ib. Banks, 168-Public im-
provements, 169-Natural curiofities,
172 -Public focieties, 173-Confti-

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tution, 182
Marigalante, inland of, defcribed, iv. 320
Martinico, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 309
Maryland, State of, its fituation, extent
and boundaries, iii. 34-Air and cli-
mate, ib.-Face of the country, ib.-
Soil and productions, 37-Civil divi-
fions and chief towns, 38-Population,
40 Religion and character, 41

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Trade

Trade and manufactures, 43-Semi-
naries of learning, 44-Conftitution,
46
Medicinal Springs, at Saratoga, deferibed,
ii. 307-Experiments on, 308

fprings at New-Lebanon, Dr.
Mitchell's experiments on, ii. 309

fprings, in Virginia, account

of, iii. 90
Mennonifts, account of, i. 386
Merrimack river, described, ii. 9. 152
Methadifts, account of, i. 382
Metco logical inquiries, fuggefted, iii. 524
Mexican morality, fpecimen of, i. 123
Mexico, or New-Spain, defcribed, iv. 78
-Government, commerce, &c. 111
Maxica, Old, described, iv. 78

Middle States, their fituation, extent and
boundaries, ii. 282-Rivers and bays,
ib.-Climate, ib.

Middleton, town of, defcribed, ii. 261
Millippi river, defcribed, i. 85
Mohawk river, defcribed, ii. 300
Monongaheke river, defcribed, i. 191—ji.
394

Montferrat, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 282
Moravians, account of, i. 383
Mountains of America. See America
and the different States
Mount Vernon, defcribed, iii. 97
Mount Washington, described, ii. 67

N.

Nanefmond river, defcribed, iii. 79
Nantucket, ifland of, defcribed, ii. 131
Nafhville, town of, defcribed, iii. 232
Natches, an Indian nation, their plot for
maffacring the French in Louifiana, i.
108

Natural Hiflory, inquiries in, fuggefted, iii.

513

Nevis, ifland of, described, iv. 279
Nazareth, town of, described, ii. 436
News river, defcribed, iii. 194
Newark, town of, defcribed, ii. 373
New-Britain, deferibed, iv. 17-Cli-

mate, ib.-Face of the country, foil,
&c. 18-Inhabitants, cuftoms, &c. 21
-Animals, 25-Difcovery and com-
merce, 26

Newbury-port, town of, described, ii. 144
Newcastle, town of, defcribed, ii. 463
New-England, or northern, or eastern

States, their divifions, ii. I- Their
fituation, extent and boundaries, 2→→→→
Face of the country, mountains, &c.
4-Soil and productions, 5-Rivers, 8
-Population, character and diverfions,
13-Hiftory, 17

Newfoundland, ifland of, described, iv. 45

New-Grenada, province of, defcribed, iv
134
New-Hampshire, State of, its fituation,
extent and boundaries, ii. 57-Face of
the country, fea coaft and mountains,
61-Soil and productions, 81-Ca-
verns, ftones, foffils and minerals, 87
-Civil divifions and chief towns, 91
-Population, 93-Religion, character
and genius, 100-Trade and manu-
factures, 105-Bank, 119-Education
and literature, ib.-Conftitution, 123
New-Haven, town of, defcribed, ii. 260
New-Jersey, State of, its fituation, extent
and boundaries, ii. 362-Face of the
country, fea coaft, &c. ib.-Soil and
productions, 366-Civil divifions and
chief towns, 370-Population, 373-
Religion and character, 379-Manu-
factures, trade, &c. 380-Literature,
improvements, &c. 383-Conftitution,
385-Courts of justice, laws, &c. 391
-Military ftrength, 392
New-London, town of, defcribed, ii. 261
New-York, State of, its fituation, extent
and boundaries, ii. 297-Face of the
country, fea coaft, &c. ib.-Soil and
productions, 304-Roads and bridges,
306-Medicinal fprings, 307-Hands,
311 Civil divifions, 313-Chief
towns, 314-Population, 325-Curi-
ofities, 331-Religion and character,
333-Agriculture, manufactures and
trade, 336-Societies, 339-Literature,
341 Conftitution., 343-Finances,
356-Military ftrength, 357-Indians,
358
New-York, city of, defcribed, ii. 314
Niagara, falls of, defcribed, i. 183
Nerth-Carolina, State of, its fituation, ex-
tent and boundaries, iii. 192-Climate,
193-Face of the country, fea coaft,
&c. 194-Soil and productions, 199-
Civil divifions, 201-Chief towns, 203
-Population, 205-Religion and cha-
racter, 210-Trade and manufactures,
213-Colleges and academies, ib. —
Conftitution, 214
Norwich, town of, defcribed, ii. 261
Nova Scotia, province of, its fituation
and boundaries, iv. 39-Soil and pro-
ductions, 40-Rivers and bays, ib.-
Civil divifions, 41 —Principal towns,
forts and trade, 43

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Ohiopiomingo, town of, defcribed, iii. 147
Ohiopyle, fall, described, ii. 39
Onondaga river, defcribed, ii. 300

P.

Pamlico, or Tar river, defcribed, iii. 194
Paraguay, or La Plata, province of, de-
fcribed, iv. 168

Paria, province of, described, iv. 134
Pafrataque, port of, exports from, ii. 107

Imports into, 108-Entries and
clearances, tog-Prices current at, 110
Paffaick river, defcribed, ii. 364
Patagonia, country of, defcribed, iv. 225
Paterfon, Mr. his great but unfortunate

attempt to establish a colony on the
ifthmus of Davie 1, related, iv. 120
Patuxent river, defcibed, iii. 35
Paukatuck river, described, ii. 257
Fedu river, iii. 241
Penee, William, receives a grant of lands

in America from Charles II. ii. 290-
Publifhes a form of government for
Pennfylvania, 291-Receives a grant
of lands from the Duke of York, ib.
-Arrives on the banks of the Dela-

ware, ib.-Departs for England, 293
-Returns to America, 294
Pennfylvania, State of, its fituation and
boundaries, 394-Face of the country,
ib.-Soil, productions, trade and ma-
nufactures, 403-Civil divifions, 410
-Chief towns, 411-Population, 437
-Keligion and character, 438-Lite-
rary, humane and other focieties, 440
-Colleges, academies and schools, 443
-New inventions, 444-Constitution,
445

Penobscott river, described, ii. 8

Perth Amboy, city of, defcribed, ii. 372
Peru, hiftory of, iv. 137

Peterburgh, town of, defcribed, iii. 99
Philadelphia, city of, defcribed, ii. 411
Piankatank river, defcribed, iii. 81
Pifcataqua river, defcribed, ii. 10
Pittsburgh, town of, defcribed, ii. 433
Plants, medicinal, account of, iii. 397

foreign, lift of, iii. 403

poifonous, account of, iii. 395
Plattsburgh, town of, defcribed, ii. 324
Polymetric table of diftances between Pittf-
burgh and the mouth of theOhio, iii. 280
of America, ib.

Plymouth, town of, defcribed, ii. 92
Portland, town of, defcribed, ii. 217
Porto Rico, ifland of, defcrited, iv. 303
Portsmouth, town of, defcribed, ii. 92
Portuguese fettlements in North-America,
defcribed, iv. 214

Potomack river, defcribed, i. 92-iii. 81
Prefbyterians, account of, i. 369
Price current at Philadelphia, iii. 344

Prince-town, defcribed, ii. 373

Productions of the United States. See
the different States

Proteftant cpifcopal church, account of, i.

373

Profpes and advantages of an European
fettler in the United States pointed out,
iii. 295

Providence, in Rhode-Ifland, town of, de-
fcribed, ii. 229

Provifions, prices of, in the United States,
iii. 350

Paryfburgh, town of, defcribed, iii. 249
Putnam, General, his remarkable adven
ture in a cave, ii. 262

Quadrupeds of America, defcribed, iv. 332
Quakers, account of, i. 378
Quito, province of, described, iv. 137

R.

Raritan river, defcribed, ii. 365
Red river, defcribed, iii. 126
Reptiles of America, account of, iv. 409
Refidence in America, where and how to
be chofen, ii. 309

Revenues of the feparate States. See fe
parate States
Rhode-fland and Providence plantations,
State of, fituation, extent and bounda
ries, ii. 224-Air and climate, ib.-
Face of the country and fea coast, ib.
Soil and productions, 226-Civil di-
vifious and chief towns, 227-Popu-
Jation, 231-Trade and manufactures,
233-Religion and character, 235-
Learning and literature, 237--Societies
and improvements, 239-Conftitution
and charter, 240

Rice, on the culture of, iii. 434
Richmond, town of, described, iii. 98
Rivanna river, defcribed, iii. 80
Rivers of New-England, remarks on, ii.

77

Roanoke river, described, iii. 79

Rock, remarkable one in the State of New-
York, defcribed, ii. 331

Roman Catholics, account of, i. 382
Rural economy, inquiries relative thereto,
iii. 506

S.

Sable river, defcribed, ii. 299
Saro river, defcribed, ii. 9. 74
Salem, town of, defcribed, ii. 142
Salisbury, town of, defcribed, iii. 204
Salt river, defcribed, iii. 127

Santa Cruz, inland of, described, iv. 430
Santee river, defcribed, iii. 241
Saranac river, described, ii. 299
Savannah viver, described, iii. 264

town of, defcribed, iii. 271
Schuylkill river, described, ii. 395
Seneca river, described, ii. 302
Shakers, account of, i. 392
Shenandoah river, defcribed, iii. 82
Shetucket river, defcribed, ii. 257
Shrubs, enumerated, iii. 391
Societies: Maffachusetts charitable fociety,
ii. 174-Bofton epifcopal charitable fo
ciety, ib.Maffachusetts medicinal fo-
ciety, ib.-Bolton humane fociety, 175
-Society for propagating the gospel,
ib. Maffachusetts fociety for pro-
moting agriculture, 176-Maffachu-
fetts hiftorical fociety, ib.-Marine fo
ciety at Newport, Rhode Island, 239
--Society for promoting the abolition
of the flave trade, 239-Do. in New
York, 339 Do. at Philadelphia,
441-Society for promoting useful
knowledge at New-York, 339-So-
ciety for affifting emigrants at New-
York, ib. American philofophical
fociety, 440-Society for promoting
political inquiries, 441-College of
phyficians at Philadelphia, ib.-Phila-
delphia difpenfary, ib.-South-Caro-
lina fociety, ii. 257 Mount Sion
library, and St. Cecilia focieties, 257-
Charitable and medicinal focieties at
Charleston, ib.

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South-Carolina, state of, its fituation, ex-

tent and boundaries, iii. 338-Climate,
ib.-Face of the country, fea coaft, &c.
239-Soil and productions, 243-
Civil divifions, 245-Chief towns,
247 Population, 249 - Military
ftrength, 252-Religion and character,
ib.-Trade and manufactures, 255-
State of literature, 256-Charitable
and other focieties, 257-Public reve
nue and expenditure, ib.-Conftitution,
258 -Laws, 259-Practice of law,
courts of juftice, 260-Damage by the
late war, 261-Indians, ib.
Southern States, defeription of, iii. 1-Hif-
tory of, 2

Spanish Wett-Indies, defcribed, iv. 297

dominions in South-America,

defcribed, iv. 119

dominions in North-America,
defcribed -Hiftory of, iv. 65
Staten island, deferited, ii. 313

St. Bartholomew, itland of, defcribed, iv.
320

St. Chriftopher's, ifland of, defcribed, iv.

249

St. Domingo, island of, defcribed, iv.

299

St. Euftatius, inland of, deferibed, iv.
327

St. John, ifland of, described, iv. 44
St. Lucia, ifland of, described, iv. 318
St. Lawrence, ifland of, defcribed, i. 192
St. Martha, province of, defcribed, iv.
133

St. Vincent, ifland of, described, iv. 273
Stuetara river, defcribed, ii. 396
Sugar maple, on the culture of, iii. 492
Sunbury, town of, defcribed, iii. 271
Sufquehannah river, defcribed, ii. 301
Surinam, or Dutch Guiana, defcribed, iv.
216

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of West-India exports, &c. iv.295
Tarborough, town of, defcribed, iii. 205
Taunton river, defcribed, ii. 126
Taxes, fee different States
Tennessee government. See Territory fouth
of the Obio

river defcribed, iii. 226
Terra Firma, or Caftile del Oro, de-
scribed, iv.

Territory north-west of the Ohio, its fitua
tion, extent and boundaries, ii. 479-
Face of the country, foil and produce
tions, 480-Civil divifions, 486-
Antiquities, curiofities, &c. ib.-
Population, 487-Government, 488

-fouth of the Obio, or the Tenneffee
government, its fituation, extent and
boundaries, iii. 225-Climate, ib.-
Face of the country, &c. 226-Soil
and productions, 229-Civil divifions
and chief towns, 232-Population,
233-Religion and character, 234-
Commerce, 235-Learning and litera-
ture, 236-Indians, ib.
Thames river, described, ii. 256
Thompson, Mr. C. his remarks on the
paffage of the Potomack, ii. 400
Tobacco, on the culture of, iii. 427
Tobago, ifland of, defcribed, iv. 319
Treaty between France and America, iv.
Appendix, No. 1, 25 3.

between the United States and Great-
Britain, iv. Appendix, No. 4
between the Dutch and the United
States, iv. Appendix, No. 5.

between the United States and the
King of Pruffia, iv. appendix, No. 6.
Trenton,

Trenton, town of, defcribed, ii. 371
Trent river, defcribed, iii. 195
Trinidad, inland of, defcribed, iv. 305
Tunkers, account of, i. 388
Tyoga river, defcribed, ii. 302

manufactures, 111-Colleges, acade-
mies, and literature, 113-Conftitu-
tion, 117-Laws, 122

U

Unitarians, account of, i. 373
Univerfalifts, account of, i. 387

V

Vermont, State of, its fituation, extent,
air and climate, ii. 40-Face of the
country, 41-Soil, productions, &c.
42-Civil divifions, 43-Chief towns
and curiofities, ib.-Population, 45-
Religion and character, 52-Trade and
manufactures, ib.-Literature and im-
provements, 53-Conftitution, 54
Vermes, lift of, iv. 415

Venezula, province of Terra Firma, de-
fcribed, iv. 133

Vine, on the cultivation of the, iii. 453
Virginia, State of, its fituation and ex-
tent, iii. 73-Climate, 74-Face of
the country, mountains, rivers, foil
and productions, 76-Medicinal fprings,
90-Caverns and curiofities, 92-Ci-
vil divifions, 95-Chief towns, 96-
Population, 101-Militia, 104-Re-
ligion and character, 105-Trade and

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