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debating upon the War question & who is to | debating upon the War question & who is to | ||
Command the | Command the Army - Gnl Houston has with him Majority | ||
Debating judicious & gentlemanly - This is a large | Debating judicious & gentlemanly - This is a large | ||
place & just now containing 2000 inhabitants | place & just now containing 2000 inhabitants | ||
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character is a South American city - very warm - | character is a South American city - very warm - | ||
& [?] Fever - or "Chills & Fever" common - Alas! | & [?] Fever - or "Chills & Fever" common - Alas! | ||
there is no | there is no Sea breeze - And the unacclimated must | ||
of a necessity feel it. This is a central point just | of a necessity feel it. This is a central point just | ||
now & was adopted for trade with the indians, | now & was adopted for trade with the indians, | ||
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Americans - & the Cotton plantations by Americans | Americans - & the Cotton plantations by Americans | ||
as proprietors - & Negroes as workmen - The White | as proprietors - & Negroes as workmen - The White | ||
Man cannot stand the Sun - 5. | Man cannot stand the Sun - 5. PM. Started for Col Austins | ||
S. - 11 | S. - 11 PM. Got to Major Binghams some 25 Miles on the | ||
direct Rd. to Brazeria. put up here. | |||
Saturday 9th 8 am. Started 5 miles from | Saturday 9th 8 am. Started 5 miles from [[?]] is | ||
to Col Austins A nephew of S.F. Austin. His | to Col Austins A nephew of S.F. Austin. His | ||
plantation is on Oyster Bottom--Cotton & Corn look | plantation is on Oyster Bottom--Cotton & Corn look | ||
Latest revision as of 01:28, 13 May 2022
debating upon the War question & who is to Command the Army - Gnl Houston has with him Majority Debating judicious & gentlemanly - This is a large place & just now containing 2000 inhabitants Considerable trade carrying on - has quite the character is a South American city - very warm - & [?] Fever - or "Chills & Fever" common - Alas! there is no Sea breeze - And the unacclimated must of a necessity feel it. This is a central point just now & was adopted for trade with the indians, but the farming here can only be carried on by Americans - & the Cotton plantations by Americans as proprietors - & Negroes as workmen - The White Man cannot stand the Sun - 5. PM. Started for Col Austins S. - 11 PM. Got to Major Binghams some 25 Miles on the direct Rd. to Brazeria. put up here. Saturday 9th 8 am. Started 5 miles from ? is to Col Austins A nephew of S.F. Austin. His plantation is on Oyster Bottom--Cotton & Corn look pretty well, but there is great drought in the country - so that some of the crops will be very deficient. - The Prairies between the Bottoms at this season are without water