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Sunday 7. Cloudy - occasional rain - Air N.E. but rea?able - cool.
Vish? - Monday Do - Tuesday cloudy but pleasant - E J heavy rain Major G.W. Bonnell a Lawyer was appotd [appointed] by Houston in June 1838. "Commission
of Indian affairs" - & orders to meas? off a biagun? of land to each Indian Village 30th Sept 1838. Bonnell ?nstd in July for ? - Kasten? is another top of the intend town of Waterloo - & 50 Miles above Austin is the rest of the intended town of La Fayette. Ford falls of the Colorado 3 to 4 Miles from Austin & must be the head of stan bout raregala
Bonnell acconsed the Santa Fe expedition & managed to have part of his Journals & when in emphasty corelan them La Mar promised that
he should be the historian of the Expedition & attached to the Commissioners - but Falconer came out so highly recommended by A. & B. that, the Scientific & historical part was whasted to him. Pronsd who had fought hard for Lasners Administration conducting the Texas ?ntant fole this saenly, eas determined to go - & joined the ranks.
Then M.S.S. McDonato thinks cu en Cruger & Moore fosshen at
Houston -pns esfrshath g no estar counties ?ind favor de Lamar - y made der de Mo - They I have no doubt on
bay important in a politient point of view, as wch as a others
After Brunells liberation from Mexico he words crossed out returned to Texas & to the Rio Grand & if he was not at the Bonlet of ?neer was
Mc D _ does not know where he is - but ?ier then - probably a prisoner in Mexico -