The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 33, July 1929 - April, 1930 Page: 235
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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
to day, a great many persons present, general Rusk addressed the
meeting in a very Eloquent Manner, a set of Resolutions drafted
by Gel R. were adopted- Mail from Red River arrived, no
news from west, brought nothing from Austin, and the news from
Houston we have had in advance of the mail- red a Letter from
my Sister Nancy, which gratified me very much & wrote her an
answer of 4 pages-
Sunday the 27th weather as usual fine- send off Red River
mail, wrote to Wm Nixon of New Orleans inclosing one to Nancy
which I wrote yesterday, wrote to. C. H. Gibson Natchitochez-
we received news of a large meeting whitch was held in New
Orleans & Natchitochez by Col Thorn, all are in the very humor
of fighting Mexico-$500. has been subscribed towards ammuni-
tion eta for Texas, in Natchitochez, wrote to McKinney williams &
Co Galvezton, inclosed a draft of $15.00 drawn in my favor by the
Count Leontio de Narbonne being for a gun I let him have
Monday the 28th weather as yesterday, Judge Mason one of the
Contractors of mail rout No 3 made an arrangement for George
Clevenger to carry said mail from and after the 1st April next
and to receive all the pay pr quarter for which said route was
contracted gave bond & security & will carry the mail next trip-
Send off Eastern mail, wrote to C. H. Gibson Natchitochez, to
McKinney williams & Co- send a communication to Canfield the
Editor of the Red Lander- respecting the Count De Narbonne-
Probate Court to day a Stormy day for the Probate Judge as
respects the Estate of Wm Cabble, and the two negroes I have in
my Possession, much talking on the Subject, the Judge will give
his decision on to morrow at 9 oclock
Tuesday the 29th weather same. rain wanted very much-
the Probate Court met and gave the administration of Cabb [1]es
Estate to J. M. Watkins, Scott appealed & I went his Security, the
two negroes remaining in my possession till the decision of the
District Court gave Power of attorney to L. A. Gilbert to take
charge of the effects of Wm Cable, revoket the Power of attorney
I had given to B. Reed for that purpose
Wednesday the 80th March 1842 Cloudy but no rain, which is
very much wanting. Mail from the East but not a Single Letter
nor any news times most abominably dull, if it was not for my
o[r]chard and garden I would be hippoed to death- last day of235
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