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There are great Trees in the country - particularly the Cypress, Sycamore, Walnut Peccan & they must be of great ages - The Pine grow in this Country to a great hight [sic] say 150 to 200 ft - Cotton Tree is the Shaking Ash a Species of Poplar & Spongy wood, & not much used, but cedar is the favourite building wood. 2 Miles from Montgomery put up at Squire H. We were too late to go to Robsons Hermitage ☉ Sunday 12 Mg rainy, but got to the Hermitage X 12 mile from Hassels - We found ourselves in a 'difficulty' Mr R. having left his Keys at Columbus - Mssrs Hassel & Levin passed afternoon with us and we had some 4 or 5 Editions of "Cracks' - plenty Grey Fox, Coon, oposum,[sic] Squirrel, Bear, Deer, Fox (Grey) Panthers, Leopard Cub & Leopard &c 2000 Bales Cotton sd to have found their way to N. Orleans from Red River Counties last year Monday 13. In the Eastern Counties, nearly all the plantations are on lands chosen from