Samuel Hadlock Jr.'s Journal, Europe, 1824-1826, page 2
Hamburg Is a large town That Contains one hundred thousen [thousand] of inhabitentes [inhabitants] suitated [situated] 70 miles Up the River Elbe and has more privleges [privileges] then [than]aney [any]other town In Jermaney [Germany] thare [there] are vesles [vessels] from all partes of the world to be found their [there] the Duties is very low to be payed on Mertien dise [merchandise] one and half per sent [per cent]is all the amusementes [amusements] at difrents [different] plases [places] in this town is grate [great] the gas lites [lights] On Sundey [Sunday] Evninges [evenings] is a fashneable [fashionable] plais [place] for most all sortes [sorts] off [of] people gentell [gentle] and simpill [simple] hors [whores] and roges [rogues] the Dans [dance] begines [begins] at Dark and it is kep [kept] up till one o clock I have Counted one hundred hors [whores] in the saloon at one time Drest [dressed] like queans [queens]
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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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