The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932 Page: 79
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Diary of Adolphus Sterne
failed- Lodge met and held the annual Election for Officers
Charles S. Taylor elected master, Blake Sr warden Judge Hart Jr
warden, Parmalee Secretary & C. Chevallier Treasurer, a Mr Ben-
ton from San Augustin arrived from washington brought some
Papers, nothing new
Monday the 19th weather same send off Eastern mail- wrote
to J. P. Border, not on important Business, did not go to the office
till after dinner, busy all morning pruning Trees in the Orchard,
had some Rey sowed in the Orchard, -
Tuesday the 20th fair weather North wind, but not very cold-
Doctor Greer from San Augustin passed trough here, brings no
news from washington exept that nothing is doing nor any thing
likely to be done by this Congress- Mr B. E. Phillips who re-
turned to day last from the west says there have been two ex-
presses received by government that our Boys have gone across the
Rio Grande,- and in my opinion a grande flogging they will get-
I hope it may not be so- Mr Jno. W. Burton and Henry Crutcher
in Town, Mr Wm Scurry arrived after an absence since the last 4th
of March. received a letter from C. M. Gould giving me permission
to take posession of the Lot fronting the Square, at a ground rent
of- see the Letter which is filed-
Wednesday December the 21st white frost this morning- Mr
Wm K Scurry gave me an Order for fifty dollars payable in goods
in any Store in San Augustin, Send it down by Mr A A. Nelson
who went to the Red lands to day- to see if the Order is good-
wrote to C. M. Gould- if the Order above mentioned is good it
will be payment in full for Mr Scurry's Board he owes me, he is
also to pay me fifty dollars in Exchequer Bills on his return from
Washington, Mr Nelson paid me four dollars in Silver, which I
paid over to Miss Martha Sims- said four dollars were payment
in full for Mr Nelsons Board up to the 15th of this month, from
which time he is to pay $16. pr month cash or in such things as he
can give me I may be in want of at Cash prices-
Thursday the 22d very cold- done some Business in the
office- was introduced by gel Rusk to a Major Peters from Bowie
County, mail from the East arrived but brought nothing exept
the Red Lander- gel Rusk is announced as a Candidate for the
next Presidency- good-
Friday the 28d Cold, same as yesterday- rode out this morn-
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