Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
A waggon, with two oxen and two horses will go twenty miles per day with a load of 30 cwt. The accommodation by the state road will be found very good ; and should any accident happen on the road, assistance can be procured at every stage. The great secret of moving with facility is to carry nothing but bedding, clothes, and cooking materials ; all the articles of household furniture can be procured in the country at less expense than would carry it from the coast,
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LETTER VI.
The Genesee Country, I find has not failed to engage the attention of foreigners, and those from Great-Britain in particular. Many respectable characters from that part of the world have already come into this country, with the intention of establishing themselves in it ; and what has added much to the advantage of emigrants of this description, is the law passed by the Legislature at the last session, by which foreigners, though aliens^ are enabled to hold real property within the State of New- York. This indulgence shows the liberality of this country, and, it is presumed in the present state of Europe, is a circumstance in its favour that will not be overlooked by those who may wish to secure an asylum for themselves or their families on this side of the Atlantic. To such, this part of the United States is particularly suited. The climate and soil are l)y no means inferior to their own, and the laws and customs of the State of New-York bear a striking