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Nydia rather badly kept and dilapidated looking owned by Marshall who wears his hair long and is a frail undersized looking man with small side whiskers. Is the son of Prof Marshall of University of Pennsyvania. He says he is [[strikethrough]] / [[stirkethrough]] 35 years old and seems to have been leading a roving life At one time studied chemistry then biology, then art and went to live in Greenwich Village where he probably acquired his long hair.
He tells me a sailor (colored) can be had here for $25.00 a month, [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] the sailor has to furnish his own food and clothing, if not he says they are careless and gluttonous. He tells me the course from Miami is to Gun key across
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the Gulfstream, then over "white water", having a depth varying from 6 feet to 20 feet to Nassau. This is the smugglers route.
The Bishop here has a schooner Yacht and Dolly brings me a note telling that the Bishop is willing to charter her to me for Fifteen pounds a day he to furnish crew of one captain one mate 2 sailors and one cook I to supply another steward I conclude this is too much of a sailors boarding house to run on such a short acquaintance 
I notice the Carlotta of N.Y fine Schooner Yacht.
Seascamp, Schooner Yacht of young Doubleday for sale, has had lots of trouble since the short time he hurriedly purchased her in Miami