TI.IE AUSTIN PAPERS. 205 the small box and trunk by M• Donnal-I never mentioned nor thought about bead clothes you will therefore ta.ke with you a Buffalo Roab and two Blanketts from Herculanum-I have a p' of cotton Sheets at Mrs Ellises take one of the Sheets you will want the Sheet on the Voyage you must have bead Clothes or you must purchase at Orleans, you must purchase a Mattress at Orleans that you will want on your return also some things to cook in on your Voyage a small kettle and a small oven with each man a tin Cup, an Ax and a Saw and Auger you must have on board also a Buckett these things you cannot do with out In taking your passage for New York-be carefull to examin the ship, and Capt whether he is acquanted with the Voyage an Old trader will make his-passage in nearly half the time and if likely for war, Ship on board of a fast saleing Vessell if you give more freight everything of this kind is of the utmost moment in a Voyage of such risque and length you ought to minutely exarneri Every thing With Care-If John Camp should Not go you must have three hands be- sides yourself if you are obliged to give an Extra price beeing short Maned will-indanger you greatly its tl!oublesum in Landing and keeps you always uneasy therefore obtain an other hand by all means-and lastly Write me when Ever you can that I may hear from you by every oppertunety. Recommending you to the favour of our great author and Heavenly farther I leave you My son to Events to come and am vVith vVarm affection Your Fath[er] lv'I AUSTIN [Addressed:] ~1• Stephen F Austin Herculaneum
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN'S DIARY
[May 17-19, 1812 q 1 This is one of the fwor]st Eddies in the River [and] aught care- fully to be guarded against by hug[ging] the left shore very close, the River turns short to the left and opens very wide immediately below the Eddy forms itself into two. currents which are devided by an Island the left being the Main channel ih low water but the right the nearest and best in flood The navigation •from Cape Gerardeau is very good-except at the Grand Tower where the utmost caution should [be used] the Cur- rent being both [swift?] and furious. i.t is best [to] pass as near 1 This diary Is undated. It Is apparently tor Mn~•. 1812. See Moses to Stephen F. Austin, April .28, 1812, and Stephen F. to Moses Austin, July 12, 18.12. The entries tor February cover portions of a trip northward from NntchC'z. 1t seems likely that they were written on Austin's return trom New Orleans. See Moses Austi.n to James Brl·an, January -i, 1813, tor all that Is known of the date of hla ret.urn..
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