Voyage to Kingston and Spanish Town Reflections in the West Indies
The narrator recalls early morning arrivals aboard the One-eyed Susan voyage to Kingston then Spanish Town. They critique letters of introduction, observe local society, a lodging house run by Miss Clark, and the demoralizing custom affecting untaught women. They warn young men to rely on themselves and recount encounters with officials and black servants before settling their place of rest.
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Carpenters Mountains
Port Royal
London
Kingston
West Indies
Spanish Town
Duke of Manchester
England
Cross Keys
Bir
Edward Gallier
Martin
Palmetto Lodge
State of grammar schools exposed by commission report
Daily News notes the countries grammar schools misuse, once church controlled, as a black record of abuse. A separate item reports a girl found aboard an American ship in sailor disguise, having shipped at Nantucket as a green hand. she is the New York shoe maker’s daughter and was landed at Paita after her sex was revealed.
Cholera Deaths Reported to the General Board of Health
The week ending September 8, 1849 records the cholera and disease deaths. Religious services for the epidemic include Balmoral Cabinet Council prayer and a London Congregational Ministers board urging churches to set aside Wednesday for collective observance.
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General Board of Health
Cabinet Council
Balmoral
Board of Congregational Ministers
London
Congregational Order
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