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worth having Leonard Peck was the man; a merchant there. A fammin almost prevailed at that time, corn 20$ pr. Bushel. Peck sent to know if Mrs. Long wanted assistance- he was about accompanying Trespelacios to the interior - .and as the Govr. could no longer help her, he would. He w&s aiming to take his goods to Monterrey. He told 1\Irs Long that tho' he was not personally known to her, he knew her from character; he knew Genl. Long well; he knew also that her necessities would shortly become great; that he was an american; a republican and w.as willing to serve her - he further stated that since the change in the Govt. of Bex&r, he had deter- mined to take his goods on mules to Monterrey in compny with Trespelacios - that he would probably dispose of them & return in about 3 months; on his return he would if she wished to go to the US, he would furnish her with money; in the mean time he now proffered her something to support her until he sould get back from Monterrey. Being a stranger to Mrs. Long, she politely declined receiving any thing from him. He made thise proposition in writing by letter. ·when his good offices were rejected, as he conceived thro' false pride, he visited Mrs. Long in person, and renewed his kind offices. He said he never would leave until he saw her provided for. Mrs Long told him she would receive money from him on condi- tion th&t he would take her jewelry, ear rings finger rings, 2 fine dresses, veils & other articles, which she conceived would be in demand in the interior, and dispose of them there & refund himself with the proceeds. To this he was forced to yield against his generous nature. He placed 500$ in her hands for safe keeping until his return; gave her as much or more for her own use as the articles could possibly command; sent 3 b&gs of coffee worth 2$ pr. pound, for her use & to sell if she chose; Bought one or two bushels of corn at 20$ pr. bushel and then went all round town and secretly bought up bread at a most enormous price and had it conveyed to her at night that it might not be known she had so much. If known she had so much bread, she could not have kept it in safety. She carefully & secretly locked it up in her chest. Now said the generous Peck; madam if your pride will allow you to suffer, you must censure yourself, you have means to go upon until I get back. Peck furnished Trespelacios & 1\Iulcardo with money to travel on.- The Arms, guns, pistols, swords &c which had been taken from Genl. Long & his men when taken prisoners, were now in Trespelacios possession as Govr. of Bexar; on his departure he turned them over to 1\Irs. Long as her rightful property; she sold them afterwards to Itooda or Ittud& for a mule & horse when she was about to depart. 'fhe arms were hot sold to Ittuda until Pecks return from the Interior, & until Mrs. Long was about to leave San Antonio. What became of the Joneses? They tarried at Bexar a week or 10 days and left for Rankins again on Sanjacinto. Mrs. Long g&ve Randle Jones the horse which she had conditionally bought of Rankins; and her rifle gun, with instructions that he was to leave them with Rankins if he should go by there and if not to deliver them to Mr. Calvert o nth'e Redriver. He stopped at Rankins, but refused to deliver up the horse or gun, and never delivered either to Mr. Calvert; he has not accounted for either
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