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the United states, & some have joined other tribes in the [[ | the United states, & some have joined other tribes in the [[interior?]] of Texas. The Coshattes are a mild inoffensive people, attend somewhat to agricultural pursuits and occasionally assist the planters in the vicinity to pick cotton. | ||
Twelve miles from Swartwout is Smithfield, the few habitations thus denenated is a bat? distance in land. Here are forests of Magnolias. | Twelve miles from Swartwout is Smithfield, the few habitations thus [[denenated?]] is a [[bat?]] distance in land. Here are forests of Magnolias. | ||
27th. Current of river is now about 2 to 3 miles per hour, it is getting wider, & the banks are beginning to get low, | 27th. Current of river is now about 2 to 3 miles per hour, it is getting wider, & the banks are beginning to get low, so bluffs & settlements are scarce. Many large Alligators or Caymans basking in the sun or the sand banks. In many places on the banks of the river, natural [[boce's]] or embankments are formed & forming, from the [[?ithy]] waters brought down by the river. | ||
4 PM. Arrived at the landing place of the town of Liberty, which is | 4 PM. Arrived at the landing place of the town of Liberty, which is secluded in a prairie about half a mile from the river. Here is a ferry, and one store. At this place a beef preserving & salting machine, after the plan invented by Mr Payne of London had been put up. | ||
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the United states, & some have joined other tribes in the interior? of Texas. The Coshattes are a mild inoffensive people, attend somewhat to agricultural pursuits and occasionally assist the planters in the vicinity to pick cotton.
Twelve miles from Swartwout is Smithfield, the few habitations thus denenated? is a bat? distance in land. Here are forests of Magnolias.
27th. Current of river is now about 2 to 3 miles per hour, it is getting wider, & the banks are beginning to get low, so bluffs & settlements are scarce. Many large Alligators or Caymans basking in the sun or the sand banks. In many places on the banks of the river, natural boce's or embankments are formed & forming, from the ?ithy waters brought down by the river.
4 PM. Arrived at the landing place of the town of Liberty, which is secluded in a prairie about half a mile from the river. Here is a ferry, and one store. At this place a beef preserving & salting machine, after the plan invented by Mr Payne of London had been put up.
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