# Mr. ⸻ — To Cuba and Back character guide

> Mr. ⸻ in To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0017-xvi

## Who they are

An unnamed gentleman referenced in the narrative.

## In the story

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/x)

An American merchant in Matanzas who provides the narrator with a letter of introduction to Don Juan C⸺.

### [Habits of the Cubans, Visit to the Bishop, and the Coolie Mart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xxi)

A wealthy and intelligent planter who invites the narrator to see a slave sale at Regla.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xxii)

Punctual at seven, selects slaves based on race, ensures no family separations, and speaks kindly to the slaves.

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