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to day gave me his note payable in 60 days for $54.75 went on to
Natchitochez, wrote a Letter to Mr Oliver Rouquier and to Mrs
Hunt or Bernard Cohen, to be delivered by my son Charles who
goes on to New Orleans with Mr Hoya and Mr Eder of Natchi-
tochez, gave all the Papers and Documents I had to send to Mr
Hoya- they Started off at 11 A.M.- the western mail arrived
at 2 P. M. received a Letter from a Mr Salzman of New Orleans
respecting his claims on the Estate of James Ogilvy decd Comes
most too late for any good- the Houston Thelegraph says we
belong to the United States quien sabe hope to God it is so-
received a letter from the Post Master General, advising me
that the draft I draw on Judge Terrill has been payd ($30.00)
and placed to my Credit
Friday the 8d Splendid day, real Spring weather, all vege-
tation is putting forward even the fig trees are budding, if we
have a frost again this year, adieu to all fruit, and to most of
our vegetables- busy at work in the garden all day, planting
apple trees, and arranging my Terrasses, which are in a fine
State of progression was up at the office and done some business
for Mr Chevallier as Justice of the Peace, It appears that there
is a revival in this Town, every one of the Old Settlers are Im-
proving their Property, Judge Taylor, Judge Hart Mr Roberts,
Col Thorns, H. H. Edwards and myself all are busy in doing
some thing to improve our respective premises
Saturday the 24th of February 1844 fine weather busily engaged
in the garden or rather gardens for I am at work in three
gardens- went up to the office for a short time done some busi-
ness at Justice of the Peace- received and send off Northern
mail (Henderson) Mr Gould who I thought to be in the Island
of Galveston, arrived this Evening from San Augustin, brought
me a Letter from Mr Eder of Natchitochez, Eugenia gone on a
visit to Mr John Durst's
Sunday the 25th weather continues very fine, wind changed to
the South to day- Mrs S. feels a little unwell from fatigue,
having worked too much in the garden- Mr Thorn returned to
day from Natchitochez, accompanied by Capt Vail, Col Thorn
having come as far as the Sabine and returned to Red River-
brought me a Letter from Mr Eder, which he received from
New Orleans,dated 13th inst- announcing the fact that our
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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/m1/68/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.