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PRIVABTE IIIE3OIRS.
[1834.
of Stephens, residing at Woodville, Miss., whom we had credited,
and who shortly after ran away and went to Canada.
Having concluded to give Texas a trial, I immediately commencecl
the practice of my profession at Brazoria, and soon
took the lead of all competitors in that county. I devoted
myself exclusively and earnestly to business, and soon had to
ride over a space of fiom 20 to 40 miles in each direction from
Brazoria. In the spring of 1834, the prevailing sickness set in
very early, and from that time to the 1st of September, I was
constantly occupied every day, and frequently at night, in
riding about and attending upon the sick; and scarcely a person
in the community escaped all attack more or less severe.
At the date above, I was at the house of Mr. Rhea Phillips,
on the Bernard, attending a case there, when I was myself
attacked with bilious remittent fever of a violent type. I rode,
however, to "Bell's Landing," where there was a steamboat
about to leave for Brazoria; and on her I went home, and
took my bed, which I did not leave again for more than two
months. I had two relapses, and came very near dying; made
my will, and felt perfectly resigned to leave the world, and had
no fears of the future. Contrary to my most confident expectation,
however, from the extremest point of depression and
debility, I began to get better, and finally recovered my health
entirely, but was a long time in regaining my strength. During
my sickness, my business was attended to by Dr. Berryman,
a gentleman who had just completed his medical studies in my
office, and who was, not long after, killed in a duel with R. A.
Stevenson. Late this fall, or early in the winter, (1834,) my
sister Mary came out from New York; and I rented and fuirnished
a house in Brazoria, and went to housekeeping. I sent
also to Neew York for my cousin, Dr. Ira Jones of N. Y., who
came out inl the spring of 1835, completed his studies under my
care, and subsequently was associated with me in business.
[In 1834-'5, a charter or dispensation (the first in Texas)
was obtained for a Freemason's Lodge, to be called Iolland
Lodge No. 36, from the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, to be held at
Brazoria. Of this lodge I was AMaster, from the time of its
formation until the winter of 1838-'S, at which time it was
removed to touston, in Harris county. This winter, viz.,
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Jones, Anson. Memoranda and official correspondence relating to the Republic of Texas, its history and annexation. Including a brief autobiography of the author, book, January 1, 1859; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2391/m1/14/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.