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110 imaginary picture, but what has taken place in the United States, & by no very abstruse train of reasoning will be seen in Texas. The little Farmers about here cultivate or "raise" cotton enough for their own uses, which the females of the family card, & spin for clothing & with deer skins that men make their hunting & working dresses -

15th. Started & got to L__ settlement and next day to dinner were we had been regaled with the 'Boars' flesh & Sasafras Tea x. when the identical sort of report was again set before us.

The heavy rains had swelled the creeks, and

at Cypress Bayou, & there being no Ferry, had to amuse ourselves by Swimming it; It being a hot day the dipping was a comfortable bath.

 Arrived at Houston in the Afternoon - 

On the road met the Courier or Post man, or Mail-rider* he gave us a paper containing an account of the fight at Lipantitlan which I cut out and present to my readers. x The Youpon banes - to my taste make a better Substitute for Tea.