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was persuaded to come to the Country - She came over in the Good Intent commanded by Capt. Wightman - Saml. Williams was one of the passengers - The vessel was out about l 2 days - suffered much for W!l,nt of water - Landed 18 June 1822 . The Only Son was in port. The "Good Intent" and the Only Son left the mouth of the · Mississippi at the same time; both bound for the mouth of the Colo- rado - The Only Son made it first, and arrived there without diffi- culty; the Good Intent met with many difficulties, & the passen- gers suffered much - A lady Mrs. Nelson died on board, leaving two sons & a daughter. She had the consumption - Her husband was along - The children are still living in Texas - Major Montgomy bought Nelsons Head right & is now living on it. Nelson is probably still living - he was alive in 1839 - At the burial of Mrs. Nelson, Saml. Willia.ms read the Service. K arankaways When Mrs. Peyton landed, she found the Karankawys, hungry & pick- ing black berries - they were frieJ!dly; but seemed dissatisfied & wanted the emigrants to divide their provisions with them. They complained of the Americans were intruding upon their ground - Saml. Willia.ms was the only person who understood spanish & could talk to them. They were told that Austin, the great chief was gone to Mexico, & that when he returned he would give them something - they seemed s!ltisfied for a while, but soon became insolent. Setth In- graham pushed some of them out of the way as they would intrude - This created excitemt with the Indians: and the Americans had to be '7igilent & to stand by their arms: they hourly expected an attack- Such was the state of feelings immediately on Mrs. Peyton's arrivaf - Mrs. Peyton· moved up to Hawkin's camp, all the familie1,1, 5 or 6, & some mexican families, all threw in & built a ware house to keep their provisions &c in; laving 8 men to gard it. The families all left and went up the county in search of homes; the Indians took advan- tage of their absence. & attacked the 8 men left to guard the ware house & killed them Son of old Mr. Clopper was one of them. Alley, Clark & Laugh from the upper settlemts then called Buckin's now Lagrange, went down in a canoe for com; they passed dwon [sic] unmolested; on their way back they were attacked, & Alley, Laugh were killed John T. Clark was wounded. Shortly after this, Brothington whilst going down to Jennings camp for provisions for Wilson, he encountered an Indian & a boy. The Indian & Brothngton seized each other. the Indian was too strong; he got Brothigton's gun from him ; but did not know how to use it; whilst he was trying to cock it Brothigton fled; the Indian boy shot him in the shoulde1· with an arrow - Brothington, {!ave tiding-s to the settlemts. The americ-ans turned out, & finding- a body of them on Skull Creek where Columbus now stands, they were attacked & 15 or more Indians· were killed. As yet the americans had not heard from their ware house; on going to it they found that their men had been previously killed by the ln- dians & the provisions stolen - ------ At Jones Creek fight on the Brazos the Indians hid in a ravine &
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