Geographical, Historical, Commercial, and Agricultural VIEW OF THE United States of America; FORMING A COMPLETE Emigrant's Directory Through every part of the Republic : Particularising the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, UPPER AND LOWER CANADA; Accompanied by a whole Sheet Map of the United States; and cor- Compiled by several Gentlemen, from a variety of Original London: Printed for Edwards & Knibb; W. Grapel, Liverpool, &c. &c. JOHNSON, PRINTER, LIVERPOOL. PREFACE It is now near half a century since any work of this nature has been published, comprising real practical information, and embracing every part of the United States of America; this fact will, of course, sufficiently establish the necessity and utility of the Volume now presented to the Public: for, although several volumes of travels, and many journals of tourists have been published within that period, they are chiefly confined to mere local descriptions, of little moment to the future emigrant. The mere description of a country, however faithfully executed, is by no means sufficient for the foreigner or future inhabitant, who eagerly desires to know the local nature and advantages of the situation where he purposes to reside-the quality of the soil-the rate of land-the price of labour, [of living, of every article he may have to sell or purchase. The compilers of this volume have been particularly careful in selecting, from the latest and most authentic sources, all such minute and necessary |