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returned. C. Chevalier dito- mail from west nothing in it
waters too high about Brassos and Houston that mails can not get
on- received a Letter & a Set of Castors from friend A. Mc-
Donald Huntsville
Friday October the 20th weather very fine, Camp meeting go-
ing on in full glory, a great many People attending Mr Toler left
for San Augustin, he left his Horse with me to take care of till
he returns having hurt him with the saddle, wife & Daughter
returned from John Dursts, paid a visit to Doctor Starr to day
he is getting well very fast, Mr Ford his Lady Mother in Law
(Mrs Wolf) childern & Servants stopped with us to night-
Saturday the 21st weather warmer then it has been for some
days, cloudy- went up to the Camp meeting after dinner stayed
till near sun down, Mr Becton preached, Mr Cawley exhorted, and
a great many prayed, hope their prayers will be heard, and no
doubt they will, provided it is sincere but there is the rub-at
least I saw some that I rather belive can be put down upon the
doubtfull list, saw Capt Vail, and many other aquaintances Capt
Vail is not alone a very zealous Christian but a most Complete
believer in Miller's Doctrine, he has a Complete set of midnight
crys with him, go it Dan-
Sunday the 22d a tremendous rain last night, north wind this
morning, rather too Cold for rain, my wife Eugenia, and the Boys
gone to Camp meeting, kept House with Placide & Laura, in the
Evening wrote a long Letter to A S. Hamilton Rockville Ala an old
friend & aquaintance of mine, near dark my wife returned with
the following Company, Mrs John Durst and two Daughters Mr
James Durst & Lady, Miss Maria Hotchkiss, Mrs Cessna & Daugh-
ter, and Mr Tom Barrett from San Augustin. Haden H. Edwards
Esqr got married at early candle light to Miss Sarah Forbes,
Eugenia is the Bride's Maid. Mr Cawley officiating Priest-
Monday the 23d weather cloudy, S. E. wind- all the visitors
are gone exept Miss Maria Hotchkiss, Board of Land Comrs met
issued two Certificates- made out my Copys of Appeals from my
decisions to the District Court- have only two- Mr F. Hoya
returned from Natchitochez brought the news that Cotton is on
the rise- so is Red River- got a Letter from H. M. Eder in-
closing a Bill of articles I send for which will arrive in Gwier's
Waggon, amount of the Bill $22.25 I send him $10.50 so that I224
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