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Arriving at the town of [27]
Basse Terre at the usual hour
M. de la Bonciere and I
of 10 o'clock we were met at the
autobus garage by Mo. Hu-
bert Ancelin and taken to
his home for an elaborate break-
fast. After this, we drove out
northward from town to the place
where there is still in operation
(2-1-38 A)
a rum distillery established
by the famous missionary of
the eighteenth century,
Pere Labat This Jesuit father
made a profound study of the
Caribs and as well as of the negro
and French population of the
French West Indies and insti-
tuted many projects for the
betterment of the condition of
the laboring classes. Here (Where?)