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Monday 23. Accompd Mr. Wm. Sheppherd to His Plantation - Snakes on trees - Tuesday 24 - Went to Matagorda - Night warm - Assisted 'Thespians'

at Theater - 'The two Thompsons' & When should I ? - rigged up

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

on Caney - Springs of Buggy broke on the road - Herds of deer on the Prairie -

a Wolf or two - Tarantela - little annoying flies - dusk of Evening the Woods covered with Moss - rather Melancholy appearance - ? there has been a little Thunder storm with hail - there a cold Mint julep could be had Thursday 26 - Went ? plantation - 10 Miles brought us to Bernard R - at Cowan's ferry - 3 Miles more brought us to Brazoria - all the distance from Cany is Wooded - Some few Mulberries ripe - fine field for ? Talk ? of Houston in Texas - Sat down to a prime dinner at Mr Bennets & dispatched a bottle of fine Hock - (Get Map of Texas Hunts Co Colton Rand.. - Houston published?) plenty Large Walnut near Gonzales - & might be floated down the Guadalupe might be ? floats down into Esporita Santo Bay is in Spring - swift curents - Large Alligators - Fish - few flys - Wold Vines - just ripening - Tossed Fish found in digging a Well in the forest near here. Water 20 ft Friday 27 - 10 am lef[t] Brazoria - passing Mr Miles & other plantations came to Mr. Mac Niels ^dined - fine brick factory - one of the oldest settlers - Plantations want Rain - What a Country for Cotton - Maiz & Sugar if they had Niggers 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