The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, July 1930 - April, 1931 Page: 161
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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
S [t]ray Letter written to me by Thos Ogilvy two days previous to
writing the one I received from him- Mr Barrett returned yester-
day from New Orleans, he brought me a Letter from my Sister
Nancy Stevens, also One from J. W. Collins the Son in Law of
Alexander Philipps Esqr I have written to him about his own
Business in this Country for the last three years- and this is the
first time I have received any Letter from him, he owns half of
old Ramsdale's Headright, I have strove hard to save it for Collins,
but his Own neglect to attend to it will I am afraid Cause him to
loose it after all my Care
Saturday the 3d fine weather Showers in the afternoon Cooled
the Air Considerably, settled with Doctor Starr for medical attend-
ance, and medecines from 1st January last up to this day $48.75
gave me due Bill for it- and agreed to Board Mr Engledow on
account of it at $20.00 pr Month to commence on next Tuesday
received also an account of $3'2.50 for Medical attendance on two
negroes Joe & Charlie & have in my posession to be Collected from
the Owener or Oweners whoever they are- Mr Engledow informs
me that Joe Durst the Commissioner together with the rest have
returned from their Mission, they have seen the Indians, made
treaty with four tribes, the rest of the tribes are to meet them at
Comanche Peak on the Brassos sometime this fall- hope it may
all turn out for our Benefit- Eastern mail arrived brought some
few Letters, no, news of any note-
Sunday the 4th September ,1842 warm Cloudy and a few Showers
of rain Red River mail arrived, brought the first number of the
Northern Standard- Edited, and owned, by Charles de Morse
Esqr it is printed at Clarksville the County seat of Red River
County, and is in appearance a much better looking Sheet. then the
Friend of the Laws printed in New Orleans in 1821 when I first
arrived in that City, and is a far better looking Sheet then half
the Country Papers of our Sister Republic the United States,
success attend the Standard, and its Editor, as good a fellow as ever
lived- Mr Lubbock, and Mr Munroe who lately passed trough here
with Mr Snively (Jacks Brother) for the North returned to day,
seen them but had no Conversation with them stopped with Doctor
Starr
Monday the 5th beutifull weather- Nelson paid me a Cow
worth twelve dollars on account of his Boarding this was the great161
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