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distance is upwards of one hundred and
fifty miles The Climate upon
the Coast is hot damp and unwholsome
like Carolina tho there are hilly spots
which form strong exeptions The flat
flat country extends in general about
two hundred miles from the sea and
the interior part which reaches from
thence to the Apalachian mountains
and is about one hundred miles broad
ranks in every respect among the very
finest in all America The climate at
the same time that it is hot enough
to produce the most valuable staples
is healthy and agreable to an extraordinary
degree free from these sudden changes
and violent extreems that are felt in the

maritime