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better with Prairies. In the bottoms & lands adjoining these there the Timbers grow. Crossed Cary Creek 7 1/2 miles from Bernard by fording thro' the breakers - Mouth of Cary to Matagorda - 25 miles Keeping the woods of Cary to our Right - 10 miles brought us to Mggir? I. Island?

Sunday 22 5 am  Started for Matagorda - at the tond? met Mr Porll? - & returned back to Mjr? Sheppherds - Reports from C. Christi

that the Mexicans entered taking & lotholy? themselves there Col. lenney? P to be a pioner [sic: pioneer] on the other side of the Frontier - that Austin had been informed by a Gel. Wak and that May infnt? a visit daily from the Enemy - have renons?

Some wolves caught in the Prairies - (& found) yestady Muddling  the day very warm - "Prairie? ulty? - then Prairies near to the bottoms

maybe not called for Sugar Plantations - It is rather too warm for general gardning [gardening?], but good potatoes are grown

Eagles Nests Dell?           Scene at "Bonavista"  'Belles of Bonavista
             Carthing? Irooliner? -

drawing of woman facing forward, woman facing backward, woman with her head sideways on a desk; chair