The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932 Page: 168
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Death of Joseph Durst. he died from Plurisy in the Head- noth-
ing new-- Lodge met in the Evening
Sunday the 2d fine Spring weather, very dull day all hands
gone away some to preaching and my wife and Daughter a visit-
ing, had to keep house all day-
Monday the 8d very fine weather, opened the office of Board
of Land Commissioners done no Business heard the news of the
grand jury of San Augustin County have found a true Bill
against General Henderson, for the killing of Garner- I am
realy very sorry for this, not that I fear the ultimate result, but
the trouble it will give him, and his Lady. mail arrived from East
nothing new-
Tuesday the 4th fine weather all hands busy in the Field and
in the garden- send off western mail wrote to Judge Terrell re-
questing him to pay the Texas Treasury notes he owes me- to
the Gel Post office Depart, wrote also to Mr Goodman the Mail
Contractor, Sold Madame Louis Procela a Horse for $100.0 pay-
able out of the pay She is to receive for carrying the mail was
introduced to a german named Adler who resides in Natchitochez
who resided formerly in Bastrop-
Wednesday the 5th April 1848 a beutifull day, my Birthday-
the mail arrived from the west, brought many Letters, none for
me- worked all day in the garden, Mr F. Hoya received some
more goods, nothing of consequence
Thursday the 6th weather continues very fine ploughing, plant-
ing Sweet Potatoes, and working in the garden goes on without
intermission- nothing else stirring-
Friday the 7th fine weather, the warmest day this Spring send
off Eastern mail. General Davies of Corpus Christy recollection,
and a Col Washington arrived-
Saturday the 8th Splendid weather- many People in Town
done some Business in the Office, in the afternoon went out to the
Carrizo to marry a couple of Mexicans Francisco Cardenas to
Thomasa Cordova- Mr Nelson returned from Mount Airy-
heard of the Death of Mrs McFarland one of the Oldest Inhab-
itants in This Country
Sunday the 9th fine warm weather, dull day- a Mr H. H.
Sibley an old aquaintance of Mrs Sterne's passed through here168
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932, periodical, 1932; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101092/m1/172/?rotate=270: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.