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ant could do for Me What I might do Myself; had 

 I acted accordingly; My Port Folio Would now have 

 been safe in my possession — 



Not Willing to dwell on Ideal futurity, I do not at 

 present attempt to forsee where My Poor Body may be 

 this day 12 Months 



at 12 o'clock to day the Columbus Came too at 

 Bayou Sarah — a Small Village at the Mouth of that 

 Inlet — Many flat Boats the Steam Boat and 2 Briggs 

 waiting for Cotton — the Steam Boat Alabama put off 

 as we came to, and about half an hour after; the Co- 

 lumbus Left us to ourselves to try to reach Baton 

 Rouge before her, to procure the freight there — prom- 

 issing to wait 3 hours. 



The Lands are flatening fast — the Orange trees are 

 now and then seen near the Rich Planter's habitation 

 — and the Verdure along all the shore is very Luxuri- 

 ant and agreeable — the Thermometer at — 68 at 12 

 o'clock in the Shade, the Day Beautifully fair — Ex- 

 pected to see some Alligators = Many Irish Geese in the 

 Eddys — Malards but few geese = at half past 6 o'clock 

 P.M. we came opposite Baton Rouge but the Steam 

 Boat had left and of Course we proceeded on our Way 

 floating — this Last place is a Thrifty Villege on the 

 New Orleans State — from some distance above Levees 

 have made their appearance — I saw a Negro Man 

 fishing by deeping a Scoup Net [constantly] every 

 moment in the Watter immediately at a point Where 



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