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8 am 70 - Noon 80 & warm in Sun, no breeze - Went to Montgomery - A Bag or two of Letters, & papers arrived all wet - A long letter in Telegraph of Novr 8th Signed John Adams, addressed to J. Q. Adams Secr of State in U.S. in which annexation is supplicated, for fear Texas should fall into the hands of the British - I think it is by Judge Burnet. Since his Vice-Presidency under LaMar, he has only been playing 'possum in the Woods & now comes out with his strange epistle - hoping that he may find supporters - Tuesday 28th - 8 am. cloudy Breezes fro S.W. more Temperate & seasonable - Eg fine not a cloud to be seen - 10 PM wind chopped round to N.W. with heavy rain. Wednesday 29th - 8 am 50º rainy & breezes from N.W. The Sudden change of temperature gave a touch of Chill today - In 1841 provisions were scarce in Texas & consequently high in price; then it was that the settlers carried on the 'Fire hunting' to a great extent; a party of three or four would in a day or so shoot down some 20 to 30 deer; the best way to go 'fire hunting' is that one hunter be assisted by a Negro to carry the fire or pine wood. The Hunter being on foot or horseback, carrys the fire pan full of lighted pine wood over his left shoulder, left handed ? the reverse, proceeding cautiously