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 Having re-crossed the river about a mile brought us to the Mission of La Espada de San Francisco, it is not quite in so ruinous a state as that of San Juan; here were a few Mexican families.
 There are no more Missions I believe on the San Antonio river until Goliad is reached, the Mission was on the Eastern bank; the fort & town on the western & settled in 1716 but, when this country was under the old Spaniards, there were many Haciendas or large farms on the San Antonio each of which had a chapel.  The old Mission of Refugio is near Copano Bay, & there was another near San Augustine.
 By a law of Congress of Jany 13 1841  The Alamo church, that of San Antonio, Concepcion, San José, San Juan, La Espada, Goliad, Victoria, Refugio with some portion of lands, & the church lot at Nacogdoches were ceded to the Roman Catholic congregations.
 Our party returned & put up for the night at San José in the sacristy where after a good supper prepared by our Mexican friends we passed the evening very pleasantly.  X

3rd. Returned to San Antonio. [crossed out: rainy & unpleasant for traelling, making the roads very heavy.]

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