Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal, Europe, 1824-1826, page 59
On the 3 of Septem Desember [December] I left Strasburg [Strasbourg] for Paris 9 dayes jurney [journey] On my jurney [journey] I past [passed] through maney [many] small towns sevrill [several] of them ware [were] wald [walled] in the Walles [walls] of them emens [immense] strong the town of Lanses [?] is a fine town contaning [containing] about fiftey [fifty] thousen [thousand] inhabitens [inhabitants] this town Lies between [between] Strasburg & Paris I past [passed] through a small town whare [where] thare [there] was a young ladey [lady] of 22 years of age this girl god has rote [wrought] a singler [singular] work Apon [upon] wone [one] wood [would] supose [suppose] thatt [that] the historey [history] told about hur [her] was fables butt [but] itt [it] is nott [not] soo [so] this girl when 3 and 4 years of age thay [they] cood [could] nott [not] keap [keep] hur [her] outt [out] of the Church She was given to preing [praying] Continley [continually] at the age of 20 years she sweat blud [blood] at the ower [hour]of seven in the after noon and allso [also] bore the Markes [marks] of our Savour [savior] in hur [her] side and in hur feat [feet] She has now kep [kept] hur bead [bed] for the last year and has not eat nor drink for the last 9 months
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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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