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The addressee, Mr. Ceballos, was a well known Cuban merchant, forwarding agent and ship agent. The contents refer to the sale of cigars and to the high prices that they are commanding in Havana. And then it goes to mention several individuals buying cigars. The letter is datelined Matawzas and is signed by Juan de Dios Ojeda. There is a tear where the seal was broken and another at the top of the inside page