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1843 January - Sunday 15th - Houston Se cru gl toda la tierra Sr. Lalla ;y a locado over & over loss of his [[?] y que habre ? diffiullades - Yo no crio qu;i tosts Sr. ? en ese entado -

  Gl Long came to Texas in 1819 before Moses Austin - his intention was to revolutionize & thus get a footing in Texas - But Moses Austin had friends & pushed his views with the Viceroy - & that he should bring Catholic families etc etc - Moses was a smart man
  General La Mar tells me that after Lafitte left Galveston - there are no authentic records concerning him but it is probable he is dead - (See ? Long - Churchill-)

22nd Wrote by Crisp Downing H to per 2 unclear words O, Bryand ? to Sudie Pringle Lam - Ormsby & Plimpton - Monday ? 23. Capt. Downing H. Crisp went home on "Iron Man" Capt. O'Bryant - Went over the Bar with him - 10 ? water - but we were not in mid-channel - Commodore Moon has not given the correct soundings generally of the Bars