The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932 Page: 323
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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
up6n me that now 5 P. M. I am well enought to set down and write
my Journal- the Eastern mail arrived received a letter from Mr
H. Cloppenburg formerly a merchant of New Orleans, more re-
cently a clerk in the Treasury Department of Texas, and now
allmost without Bread in New Orleans he writes me respecting a
claim on Major K. which if .[it] is a just one (& no doubt it is)
ought certainly be paid by K.- a Redlander was received to day-
an other naval Engagement has taken place between Com Moore
and the Mexican Fleet, it seems our little Ships had to haul off, no
wonder these confounded large Steamers are an overmatch for our
small Sailing Crafts, and there are the Paixhan guns- a man
may be ever so chivalrous, ever so brave, yet it can not be expected
he can fight against such odds as Com Moore had to contend with,
I'll stake my Existence on it, give Com Moore one of the Steamers,
and give the Mexicans both his vessels, and Moore would have
had them long ago
Tuesday the 'lth Weather rather cloudy, but no rain, feel much
better, went into the garden, and all over the Premises, feel an
appetite, and belive I am quite restored to health, the only thing
I want is my usual strength, and if good nursing will restore that,
I'll soon be Richard himself again-
Wednesday the 14th fine weather, am getting still better my
mouth however is sore- confound the calomel- put all my Papers
in Order to day, went up to the Office near Sun down, Mrs Starr
is very Sick she has congestive fever, bad beginning that- for
Summer
Thursday the 15th very hot, feel quite recovered from my sick-
ness, went up to the office and attended to my Business mail arrived
from the west, recd a Letter from Gel Rusk dated at Montgomery
June 5th nothing new of any Consequence, took up a note for
$97.87 I gave to R. F. Millard last June, rented him the shop he
now lives in at 5 dollars pr month, no time fixed he is to hold it for
at that rate, Mrs Starr is better, wrote a long Letter to My sister
Nancy to go by to morrow's mail
Friday the 16th June 1843 Weather very warm, improoving
every day in health- however after sending off Eastern mail did
not return to the Office all day, send off the Letter I wrote a few
days ago to Mr Eder of Natchitochez
Saturday the 17th Cloudy, several Showers of rain during the
day felt a little unwell this morning, took Seidlitz Powders- felt323
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