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popular deluSion on lhis interesting sA0lGc.
you will give 1t place in your paper.


MARIETTA. NOV. II.


Dear Friend,


now take this opportunity to IN,
form you, that we arrived here all Il,
good health. | crofei the Ohio Riyrt
at Charlefon, Oct. 18th, 30 miles b
low Pittsburg-then went about 90 milss
to Sairyile-then | truck the Muskip.
grm-then ! went down by land Gx'y
miles 70 Marietta. find this to be
poor, muddy hole; the mud here II
more difagreeable than the fnow in Maj
fachufetts. My advice TO all my friends
is not to come to this country.


intend to leave it as foon as the spring
opens, and mean TO be back before Nav
is out. And there is not one in hur
dred but what is dlfcon:ented, bur tLrv
can't get back having fpept all their prop
erty in getting here 1t is the no.
broken country that | ever faw Poog
lean Pork, IS n cents per ID. They fcl
Salt ar 4 cents the lb. poor dry Fih d
% cents per lb. The corn is miserabia
and We cannot get it ground, we have ID

pound it, thole who have Lanterns grasq
1T Rum is IS cents a gill, Sugar is az
cts per ID and as for Molafes there !,
none. Iron is II IL cents per b. II !
horses food the journey well, they arc
yet alive, and in good health and flefh :,
but they tell me every day that they arc
homeilck and want to GO back they
say they were good fervants to bring nc
here, but will be better TO carry me back.


This country has been the ruin of
great many poor people. 1t has undons
a great many poor fouls forever.


There has been great frefhet in Ma
rietta, they had to drive the Cattle back
to the hills, and TO paddle all through
town into their houfes-I with you to
fhow this letter 70 all my friends, efpec
tally to Mr. Wyman, and to write me as
foon as pohible.


ZACHEUS PARKER.