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104 For 160 [pounds] or 800 dollars cash, not above 3 or 4 months since; and a few week ago was sold "in trade" for 1400 dollars. 280 [pounds]. but paid in a Negro boy valued at 600 dollars, & a note for the remainder? at a long date. Great bargains in land may be had all over the republic. A large land- holder offered to give a friend of mine 2 or 300 acres of good land, & build him a house if he would remain in the donors neighborhood. Near San Antonio 1000 acres of fine land were sold for 120 dollars. unclear unclear for a pretty good horse &c &c. Should there soon be a peace lands will rise rapidly in price & doubtless there will be much ?enors? speculation.

22. Moderately fine, but since last date it has been very rainy weather.