Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal, Europe, 1824-1826, page 4
Nor have they so maney [many] bad qulaties [qualities?] Except with thair[their] asis [asses] then thay [they] due [do] it in a desent [decent] manner in a room provided for that purpus [purpose] whare [where] no wone [one] disturbes [disturbs] them tell [til]fertig [fatigue] duprives [deprives] them of thair [their] plesure [pleasure] then thay [they] return back like progals [prodigal?] son and are Hartley [heartily] rescived [received] by thair [their] companions we hope that you have injoid [enjoyed] your selves, o yes, verey [very] well, I will asure [assure] you, wall [well] I am verey [very] hapey [happy] to hear it, heave [have] you not met with a com- panion yet, no no I Expect that my old bo [beau] will kum [come] bym by [by and by] But I wont [won’t] wate [wait] mutch [much] longer if he dont [don’t] kum [come] I will gitt [get] som [some] other soon but I head drother [had rather] heave [have] him he plesed [pleased] me so wall [well] the lastt [last] time I will wate[wait] little longer
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Samuel Hadlock of Islesford, Maine, documented his travels in Europe, where he exhibited a group of Inuit and Romani people as entertainment.
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