Journal of a Trip to London, Paris, and the Great Exhibition, in 1851

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. My chum I find to be a fine old French gentleman from New Orleans, by the name of Blanchard. He is able to converse some in English, but not very fluently. Our state room is in the forward part of the ship and is qui...