Travels in the United States of America / Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic.

A musician's travel journal recounts Atlantic crossings and an extended tour of American towns and the countryside, blending voyage diary entries with local observation. It documents urban life and institutions in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, Boston, and Annapolis, noting theatres, manufactories, markets, and municipal features. Frontier and rural existence is portrayed through accounts of back-settlers, farming methods, hunting and fishing, fisheries, and land speculation. Social topics include outbreaks of yellow fever, slavery and abolitionist activity, Native American oratory and customs, and proposals for militia organization. Anecdotes, quotations from contemporary writers, and practical remarks on climate, transport, and daily habits complete the narrative.