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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Wednesday the 3d warm and somewhat cloudy, no news from
any direction- busy at the office all day
Thursday the 4th warm weather Mr Hoya, and Charles returned
from Natchitochez to day, Charlie has been Sick, but is convales-
cent at present- he informs me that the late Madame P. Bossier,
in her will bequeathed $500. to Mrs Sterne and $500. to Eugenie,
Mr Hoya has not attended to any one of the messages he prom-
ised to attend to for me- Doctor Franklin told the truth when
he says "that, if you want your Business well attended to- go
and do it yourself, I shall in future allways endeavor to follow
the Sage's advise, received a letter from B. Cohen and from H.
M. Eder of Natchitochez, Mr Eder writes he will be out here soon
Nacogdochez February 2d 18514-- Sunday After a laps of
very near five years I again commence to keep a diary, partly
because it amuses, but more, because I found my old diary occa-
sionally a very usefull refference of passed events.
I arrived at home last night in the Western Stage, from Aus-
tin, Wharton, & Houston, delivered to R. Parmalee all the Docu-
ments he delivered to me on my departure, failed in accomplish-
ing the Business he send me to transact Parmalee's Brother
James, of Durham Cont arrived last night, a fine man, he treated
me when at his Houst last April like a friend, found that my
wife has sold, one of her negroes, well done- Deposited the
monay $850.00 with her Brother in Law Judge Taylor- well
done again- saw Mrs Taylor to day, she has been Sick for 5
weeks and I am very fearfull will never recover. went up Town,
received a letter from my Son Charles dated Town Bluff Tyler
Co Jan 1851- a letter from John W. Overton Dated Dallas
Texas December 22d 1850- respecting some Land, letter filed
and answered, a Letter from Mr C. E. James dated Cheneyville
La. inquirring about Gel Mason's Lands, filed & answered, to day
a letter from T. H. Patterson dated Fort Jessup La wants infor-
mation about Dan Keller's land answered and filed to day- this
was a very wet, cold day, and raining now. 9 P. M. my wife is
up with her Sister who is very low.
Monday feb. 3d 1851 Cold, rainy day, arranged my papers,
wrote a Letter to Chief Clerk of Gel Land office inquiring about
business left in the office during the last Extra Session of the
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Texas State Historical Association & Barker, Eugene C. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 37, July 1933 - April, 1934, periodical, 1934; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101094/m1/155/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.