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Monday 23. Accompd to Mr. Sheppherd other Plantation - Tuesday 24 - Went to Matagorda - Myht warm - Assisted 'Thespians'

at Thetan? - 'The two thousons' & When should I leav? -

for Hunters & Red River - Serenaded at on the Bluff - Wednesday 25th 4 pm left Matagorda for Mr. Powers Plantation

on Carey - Springs of Buggy broke on the road - Hends of ar with Prairie -

a Moy or two - Taranteta - bitch anrgy this - dark of Eacy the Woods covered with Moss - & the Melancholy appearance - Eflemon this has been a bitch Thunder storms with hail - thus a cold Went inlep contd be bad - Thursday 26 - Went ? plantation - 10 Miles brough us to Bernard R - at Cowan's ferry - 3 Miles more hry us to Brazoria - all the distance from Cary is Wooded - from fe Mulberry rise - for field for Rolannst Talk wt of Houston in Texas - Get down to a from clmr at Mr Bennets In dispatched? a b?ch of from Hock - (Get Map of Texas Hunts Co Colton Rand.. - Houston published? plenty Large Walnut near Gonzales - & might be plants down the Guadalupe might be sandy? plants down into Espiritu Santo Bay is in Spring - swift curents - Large Alligators - Fish fin flys - Wold Vines - just ripening - Tofs Fish frm in dygy - Wele in the forest near Tr - Miles 20 ft Friday 27 - 10 am lef[t] Brazoria - passing Mr Miles to other plantations came to Mr. Mac Neds ^? - fen truck barldy - one of the ?ded selitas - Plantations want Rain - What a Country for Cotton - Maiz & Sugar of - they had Nygers enough - The Buggy got snagged again & both springs broke - 9 PM got to Quintana Sal[turday] page torn 28th Got to San Luis - too hot to go on - 4 PM Left on side for Galveston 9 PM arrived