London, and had received his education in Christ
Church Hospital. On coming over to America
about 60 years ago, he landed near the place where
Baltimore now stands; but, at that time, the town
was not begun, altho' it now contains near 30,000
inhabitants, and is one of the best built towns I have
seen. Indeed I do not know any in England su-
perior to it in beauty. In the evening I came to
an elegant inn called the Stone-house, and the next
day reached Baltimore

, and it being 1st day, I at-
tended the meeting there.

2d Month, 3d.

I attended the quarterly meet-
ing

at Baltimore, which was held in the new
meeting-house, a very handsome brick building,
about 50 yards in length and proportionably broad.
It cost nearly 6000l. This meeting-house is so con-
structed, that both men and women keep their seats
when the meetings for worship close, which are held
previously to proceeding to their respective busi-
ness. The partition which divides the house into
two parts, is so constructed, that it winds round a
windlass with flat sides. The pannels of the par-
tition are joined to teach other by hinges; are so
proportioned that they wrap round the windlass as
truly and regularly as a piece of canvas; and are
so nicely managed, that in winding up or letting
down, they make no more noise than a common
curtain. It is obvious that the first range of pan-
nels at the top, next to the windlass, must be the