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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
only an annoying force and not a regular invading army, and so it
will be every Six months till Texas crosses the Rio Grande-
Wednesday the 12'th October 1842G. fine cool weather- a fire
now can be dispe[n]sed with during the day- send off Western
Mail, busily at work all day in making improvements about the
place, which five years ago I thought I could not have done- but
bad times have a great influence on man, he finds he can do things
which once was thought to be impossible, and do with out things
he once thought it impossible to do without. received a Letter from
Mr Pierre Roblo, the same old song wants me to attend to his busi-
ness- but dont send me the requisite Power of attorney,- to day
was the Patron Saints day of Nacogdochez, at One time a day cele-
brated by the Natives, with great pomp and splendour, and no
doubt looked upon by the few remaining Mexicans as a day that
has been, and to them, at least- in Texas, never to return. was
appointed agent by Madame Lazarin to take char[g]e of some
Buildings situated on Main Street, the property of the widow or
Heirs of Pedro Ybarbo
Thursday the 18th fine weather- work in the garden a little
before Breakfeast, went to the Office, many suits before me as mag-
istrate to day, not much difficulty in dispatching them. Eastern
Mail arrived nothing new in it- a Colorado man passed trough
here to day Confirms the new[s] of the Mexicans having succeeded
in making their retreat across the Rio Grande with all our Fellow
Citizens in their Power-. god help the poor fellows- they have 17
of the fayette Company prisoners of war?
Friday the 14th weather cool, very dry & Smoky, does not look
like it would rain soon, but that we are going to have the Indian
Summer- Mrs Terrell & familie returned from San Augustin,
remains here to day till to morrow all hands preparing to go to-
(and some have allready gone) to Melrose Campmeeting, feel very
unwell this Evening had a fever to day, hope it is not going to con-
tinue Mrs Sterne better thank god, Joseph is sick, allways some
one Sick about the House-
Saturday the 15th October-cool, dry weather, white frost last
night, wind from the South in the afternoon- Mrs Terrell and
Sister left after Breakfeast- there is a rumour afloat that the Pres-
ident has by proclamation closed the Land Offices & thereby sus-
pending all, surveying, and so far as I am concerned as associate261
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