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grants and casting anchor close beside the one which she was in, she commenced conversation with some of them. Col. Pettis w_as of the number. He told her that he had also seen in a N. 0. paper that her husband would shortly sail from Mexico to Vera Cruze on his way home. This at once made her abandon her l\Iatomoras trip. She again went to Bolivar; and the small boat that took l\:Iiss Smith up the Sanjacinto, passed without meeting with Smiths boat which was at the same time discending with provisions for M:rs. Long. Smith's son James about 15 years old reached Bolivar and the next morning l\Irs. Long bid adieu to the Fort and went with James up the San- jacinto to :l\Trs. Smith's, about 20 or 30 odd miles. As they were asscending, just as· they arrived at the mouth of San Jacinto, the vessel which had brought the news about Long's returning home as told by Col. Pittis, and which had taken all the passengers from the l\Iatamoras vessel and proceeded up the Sanjacinto, sank as l\Irs. Long arrived in sight. The families 10 in number had just got their goods & effects out as she went down one man, Wallace was drowned. She reached S'mith 's in March, April or may not recollected. The first information which Mrs. Long received of the fate of Genl. Long was from a letter which she received from Abel Terrell, written at Refugoe dated 8 July 1822. (see the letter). At Smiths 1\Irs. Long hired an old man to rear her a small cabin near a little Bayou where her daughter Ann used to sit and angle; Ann was about five years old at this time. l\Iany circumstances occurred here with her. Emi- grants came in numerously. Bradley, Pettis, Hlughes and others; and old Baley. ·wallace who had been drowned, his effects were now to be sold; he was a carpenter with splendid chest of tools. l\Irs. Long bought a little pork of Dr. Jeter at 50 pr. pound. Capt Randle Jones, was Administrator on Wallace's effects. One of Smith's daughters took up with a man without marrying-her father dismissed her- the old man S'mith sickened and after long suffering died. During his illness he was so badly treated by his own family, that they became alarmed in their consciences ·after his death and was affraid to con- tinue longer at their residence; they scattered abroad. Story of Randle Jones. Randle Jones l\lrs Long had seen in the army with her husband. A Mexican brought a Cavayard of horses in that neigh- borhood-Jones bought them, giving Wallace's chest of tools in part payment; the balance he was to pay partly in money and partly in goods. l\Irs. Long had some callico, lace & other articles; Jones came to her to procure them to :iid hir.l in paying the l\Iexican for the Cavayard; 1\frs. Long let him have articles to the amt. of 50 dollars for which he was to pay the cash down; he had a $100 Bill which he coulcl not get changed; so he !!ave his duebill for 50$ until he could get hi,; Bank no·r chan<?ed. l\:Irs Long let him at the same time have 6. or 7.$ Her Bill a!!ainst him for the Q'oocls is still in ex:isten<'e: the paper is still nre,c1·ved. It rnns thus-Slrnwl $7.00--<:allico $12.75- Lace 2.50-ditto 4.62 1/2-Stockings 1.50-ditto 1.00-making the sum of $39.37 1/2 rts. On the back of this acct. a due Bill is writteu running thus "Dnc M:rs. Long Fifty dollars for Value received of her this 20th June 1822. R. Jones" so signed copied word for word. The ca,;h & other thini.!s given but not in the memorandum of articles added to the 39.37 1/2 made a bill of 50$ for which the due Bill was
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