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slight military movements on the Arkansas, & the dispatch of the U.S. Steamer 'Poinsett' to Mexico with proposals to purchase Texas for 5 or 6 Million $ - gone hopes. The Americans are allways talking of whipping Britain, but they don't say anything about E & F protesting against their annexing T. to U.S.

  Strange things may come out of this Texan affair - Maramiros or Riss danses - R dancing, Tumbling, Theatre.  

Sunday 26. Some of Hays men came in from Scouring the country - no Indian or Mexican sign. Monday 27 At last & after asserting ourselves got the carriage from Goodman, ? herrero baracho - a job of say half a day he has been 10 days over -