The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932 Page: 151
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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
DIARY OF ADOLPHUS STERNE
EDITED BY HARRIET SMITHER, ARCHIVIST, TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
XXI
Thursday the 5th January 1843 Cloudy this morning, Clear
at noon, very warm after dark. worked all day in the Office issu-
ing Executions, Judge Terrell left for home Eastern mail from
Sabine Town- brought nothing but Red landers- Sold to Solo-
mon Wolfe 100 Trees to day for $25.00 this is the first I have
ever received for Trees having allways been in the habit of giv-
ing them away- I have unfortunately heretofore won many a
time a thousand dollars at a game of chance, but it never has
given me half the pleasure these twenty five dollars give me, it is
the reward of honest Industry- received a Letter pr Capt Eng-
lish from A. McDonald of Huntsville, which I answered imme-
diatly by John Gillespy, who stays with me to night-
Friday the 6th very windy till 2 P. M. rain, very warm, was
employed in transplating rosebushes, Mr Thouvenin paid me a
visit, Capt Wheeler from San Augustin arrived no news
Saturday the 7th very cold, but fine weather, at 10 A. M. left
for the Bayou Alazan to marry a couple of Mexicans, Antonio
Padilla (alias Pelon) to a Daughter of Juan Isidro Acosta, at
dark arrived at the House of J.M.Acosta where there was a dance
found nearly every one of the gentlemen from Town there, re-
mained myself till 10 P. M. and same home at 11 nearly froze
to death
Sunday the 8th very heavy white frost this morning about 9
A. M. wind shifted to S. E. cloudy, cold wind, a little rain at
dark- Red River mail came in for the last time on that route,
being discontinued wrote a long letter to the General Post office
Department, several waggons loaded with cotton passed trough
towards Natchitochez
Monday January the 9th 18.3 Cold, damp, disagreeable
weather cleared off near night a strong north wind blowing-
this day the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues met associate
Justices were elected Bennett Blake & myself were reelected, was
appointed on the reviewing out a Road to where Patton has landed
with his Boat at the Angelina Sam S. Flournoy returned from151
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