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