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240 as they are, the most filthy race of beings I ever saw- worse than the brute creation, by far- if such, are the fruits of Emancipation, give me, Slavery- the Blacks, in the Island of Cuba are as much superior to these here- in every respect- both Morally, and Socially as one can well imagine- / I refer to the Slaves in Cuba,/- the Gentlemen passengers all went on shore first and went up in town to see if worth a while to invite the Ladies to go on shore- and as they, the Ladies wished to arrange their toilets etc-/Which by the way/ were one to judge from observation on board for some days past/ would say, they had been sadly neglected- Especially by the Lady passengers- / poor things,/- happy to think we had none under our charge during the passage so far, the Gentlemen that have Ladies with them, or under their charge, returned to steamer for them, and Dined up in town, at a Hotel, so called here"- after dinner Winston and I called in to several of the Stores here to see what they had for sale etc- we each bought a Panama Hat, and I went into a Barbers, and had my hair cut, Stores all kept by English, all pounds- Shilling & pence- with