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brand; & l\Irs. Long gave up the animal. From Trinity to Nacog- doches nothing occurred except the kicking up of mules. The negro Tom became obstreperous. The idea entered into his head,. that if he could keep west of the Sabine he would be free; hence there was some difficulty in gitting him along; he however was persuaded to move on. In the J ese Bayou a negro man belonging to Genl. Long· . and who had been run away, was recovered. They also overtook here l\Ir. Calvert. All moved on to Nacatosh; _there Peck and Pye divided their mules and money; Pye went one way and his after hys- tory is not known, whilst Peck carried his mules to Alexandria where he left them whilst he went to N. 0. after goods which was laid in, but the boat in ascending the river sunk and ma [n] y of his good "·ere materially damaged. He packed his mules and proceded again to Texas; to San Antonio. :Mrs. Long stopped with her sister Calvert near Alexandria. They reached Alexandria just one month to a day from the time of leaving San Antonio; Septr. 6, 1823. Peck was gone to San Antonio with his goods about 9 months; having disposed of his goods at San Antonia, he returned with a large. quantity of Silver. Bought largely at New York. shipped then to the Brazos & thence packed then to the interior on mules. He con- tinued the trade several years, became very wealthy; and as late as 1832, he sailed for Tabasco, where he has not been heard from. Mrs. Long remained with l\Irs. Calvert her sister near Alexandria, nearly 6 months - then visited her sister Miller Chesley that wa:i in l\Iissis'>ippi where she lost her youngest daughter. She remained at l\Ir. l\Iillers nearly 6 months. l\Irs. Long remained at Calverts about 6 months She was prepar- ing for a visit to her sister Miller (formerly l\frs. Chesley) in l\Tissis- sippi., She had placed her foot in the stirrup and soon on the eve of mounting when a gentleman rode up in great haste and calling her by name, she turned her face and recognized her old friend and friend & companion in arms with Genl. Long - it was l\Iilam. She had not seen or scarcely heard of him since he sailed with Trespela- cios from Bolivar. He had been long imprisoned in Mexico - had met with many difficulties - h"e was now safe, and through all his trials & troubles had borne safely the papers concerning the death of Genl. Long - Genl. Long's accounts with the Mexican Govt. which he now was prepared & ready to deliver to :Mrs. Long. He had also brought with him all Genl. Longs clothes, even those in which he was killed, still bloody as when he died. (See the letters he wrote l\Irs. Long on giving her these papers & clothes) Milam, accompanied l\Irs. Long in her visit to Miller's in Mississippi. He remained with her then more than a week; gave her papers &c, and a hystory of his own adventures; bid adieu to Mrs. Long, went to Natches, wrote a letter to her from there; thence to New Orleans wrote again, sailed thence for Vera Cruz - reached :Mexico from N. 0 in 18 days, the quickest journey ever known. At Mexico, he wrote l\Irs. Long again, detailing his interview with Trespelacios, who approaching him to embrace him, Milam knockeq. him down. l\Irs. Long during her visit to Millers lost her youngest child. She remained there about 6 months and then returned to l\ir, Calverts at Alexandria who had broken up housekeping & were preparing to
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