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Evening with Wm. M. Simpsons Family, to day it rained till 12
oclock, fair in the afternoon
Monday the 10th Cold, and Cloudy, Cleared up at noon, pur-
chased a Claim of $75.00 (late Republic debt), from J. M. N.
Murray for 422.00, Arrived at Sabine Town at 5 P. m. heard of
the death of D. S. Kaufman our Representative to Congress;-
this is a great loss to Texas, and I do not know if an other one
can be found to supply his place, Stopped with Doctor Dewees,
Tuesday the 11th fair weather untill Sunset, when it cloudet
in the west- left Sabine Town at 71 A. M. arrived at San
Augustin at 3 P. M. this day I purchased two more claims one
for $73- and one for $119 paid $20- and $35. spend the
Evening playing whist-
Wednesday Feb. 12th 1851 fine weather to day- very warm,
cloudy towards Evening- remained here all day- send a com-
munication to the red land Herald signed fair play, giving the
road overseers a Small hint about the bad roads in this County eta
Thursday the 13th rained trem[en]dously last night, and still
continues this morning, gave up my Horse to one of Parmalee's
drivers, and took the Stage home, left at 11 A. M. found Mrs
Luckett, Mr Mitchel of Cherokee County also Floyd Kendal, and
Houston Terrill returned from California, whither either has
much of the Dust- quien Sabe upset once, and broke down once,
rained nearly all the time, and after getting mudy all over got
home at 10 P. M. found all well received a Letter from J. S.
Mayfield informing me that his wife and self have empowered
Judge Taylor to act for them in the sale of the Boden tract of
land, received a Package from Genl land office containing vari-
ous Documents-
Friday the 14th fair weather, looked like rain early in the
morning- some rain at 8 P. M. Cold towards midnight, worked
in the gardens all day Judge Ochiltree a candidate for Congress
in Kaufman's place, Judge Taylor a Candidate for District
Judge- Mr James S. Linn placed a Miss Ann Gilchrist to go to
School to Miss Tompkins- she boards with us-
Saturday Feb. 15th 1851 rained last night, very cold this morn-
ing, wrote a letter to S. A. Miller of Crockett an other answer to
his letter of 2d inst-one do to Wm Daugherty of cherokee county,
inclosing certified copy of Riddle's field notes of his Head right144
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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/m1/157/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.