The Diary of Edwin Welsh Bush - Part 1

(Part 2 follows Part 1)

Born 1828 Died 1898

The following was donated for this website by: Gary Rogers rogersg@panola.cc.tx.us Gary is a descendent of Edwin Welsh Bush. The journal of E. W. Bush is being presented below in the exact format that it was receive from Gary. Please be advised that some of the documentation is unreadable and words have been inserted by someone other than myself.

For those of you who are trying to make a connection to Edwin, his line goes like this:

1. Capt. William Bush married Francis Tandy Burris and they had:

1. Willis Allen Bush married Malinda Robinson Welsh and they had:

1. Edwin Welsh Bush

Sit back and enjoy the life and times of Edwin Welsh Bush in his travels in Texas 1852-1853.

October 11th, 1852

Left home in company with S.L. Bush. Nothing remarkable occurred. Arrived at Nashville about 3 o'clock. Settled W. S. Bush & Sons a/c with _______ man. Paid F. Hagan $10 on a/c. Geo. Bradford spent the evening with us.

Disbursements during the day.

Mortimer Hamilton says he will write to me to Tyler relative to some claims he holds on men in Texas. Have written to Pa & when Sam returns I will go to bed.

Disbursements

October 12th, 1852

Left Nashville at 6 o'clock. Went to Beaches to breakfast. The lands along the route moderate groth poplar. Beach & c in fact quite a mixed groth. Got an excellent breakfast at Beaches and some of the best old (17 years) apple brandy. Past through Franklin quite an old rusty looking town. Overtook old man Io. Robb en route to Spring Hill which is a beautiful little village. Several churches and an institution of learning. Thence to Columbia a rough town when directed of the literary institutions of which it has several. One of which Smith has charge. Has som 270 students notwithstanding he has been badly slandered. He has nearly broken up the old institute leaving on _______ _______.

Find that the lands of Maury are not as good so far as seen as I expected but am told that we go through the better part tomorrow. Land are selling from 40 to $100, citizens are expected to give $6 for pork, corn $1

Disbursements

October 13th, 1952

Passed through the Bigby land of Maury i.e. the Polk settlement. Decidedly superior to any land since I left Sumner though there is too much poplar. Only one piece of good blue grass land, that at Gen. Pillson. Think the Genl. has to many ditches about his farm - fear he may resort to them too much. Passed through Mount Pleasant. Neat little village. From thence through remarkable poor land. Passed through Henryville and a devil of a ville it is. No prospect of living without stealing and no body to steal from. Thence through a remarkable poor Black Jack County and ignorant people. Found a lad 15 years old that did not know there was any other kind of house but log houses. He lived in Laurence Co., a remarkable poor county. Passed Walkers Foundery (iron) in Wayne Co. and am now within two miles of Waynesboro having came 49 miles a sinful drive but could not do better.

Expenditures

October 14th, 1852

Stayed all night in Wayne Co. near Waynesboro after passing through Waynesboro found some better land after getting out of the pine - got into Hardin Co. Find the land superior to Wayne. Some beautiful land around Savvannah particularly on the Tenn. River. Savannah a pretty village. Stayed last night with Barlow. Provides well enough but badly cooks, got chicken with the feathers on for breakfast.

Expenditures

Saw paper today on the Tennessee the first seen since I left home.

October 16 1852

Stayed with Crump last night. Quite a gentlemanly fellow. Says he thinks he is related to BB & Bob Crump. He lives near the Tenn. River 3 1/2 miles past Savannah and supplied us with some excellent fish. We were overtaken by some Virginians (Robertson) strong democrats but could not hold a hand with our Whig friend Crump.

We passed Purdy. Neat little village but difficult getting to and have stopped in the edge of _________ at Triggs another Whig.

October 16th 1852

Tom Tincer who has formerly represented the distric as senator and is a cotton planter make about 1200 per acre on land he sold for $3. Says that Crary has been living at Bolivar 12 mos. and has gotten one case and has disgraced himself. Think he has no hopes if Scott is elected. We crossed the Hatchie river thence to Bolivar. Found some fine cotten farms west of Bolivar. Very good roads to Sommerville so fine that we left our Virginians. Sommerville a very stirring pretty place. Saw one drunken man the first I've seen since I left home. Thence to Oakland and stopped. Coming 40 miles.

Expences

October 17 1852

Oakland, (a village comprised of 6 or 8 houses) where we learned that at Hickory _____ a few weeks since during a Dr. People's absence to see a patient his wife awoke and found a Negro in bed with her. Peoples attempted to kill him but failed and his wife's relatives found him (the Negro) and hung him in the woods and he was found 3 days after he was hung. To Raleigh, the county seat of Shelby. I had expected to see a flourishing town but failed to see a neat or respectable village. It is worse than any town or village I have seen except Kennysville. Thence to Memphis. Arrived at 3 o'clock and for the first time viewed the majectic Mississippi, the master stream of America. The site is indeed imposing. There is an island just above Memphis that is most beautiful at sunset-but few boats at the warf, only seven this evening.

We passed quite a number of Texas emigrants today-principally Virginians some from Wilson Co. I am thoroughly convinced that Memphis is quite an immoral and disprespectful of the Sabbath place where all of drinking houses and bar rooms are open today and the side or back doors of most of the beautiful houses.

I have just returned from the Episcopal Church. They have a long tedious sermany. I have met with but one acquantance in Memphis-that is Lockhart of Gallatin who is living here. I am not much more comfortably situated than I have been for 7 days past-being comfortably situated in a room of the Commercial Hotel.

Expenses

October 18 1852 (Monday)

Have become wearied with the place. Nothing remarkable

Expenses

October 19 1852 Tuesday

Got aboard of the St. Paul about 10 o'clock p.m.. Started at 25 minutes before 3 o'clock a.m. and is now lying on a sand bar 4 miles below Memphis and poor prospects of getting off. It is now 8 or 9 o'clock.

9 o'clock p.pm. are yet up on the bar. Nothing remarkable occured.

Expenses

October 20 Wednesday

Got off the bar at 4 o'clock p.m. and are within 15 or 20 miles of Helena and laid up until today.

Ex.

October 21 1852 Thursday

Passed the town of Helena early this evening. It is a smaller place than I had anticipated. Seems to have been easily gotten up in the wood. Passed several villagers on the river today and passed the S. B. Bulletin that passed us last night when we were hung up.

October 22 1852 Friday

Passed some fine farms but no town of note until night when we arrived at Vicksburgh at 11 o'clock. Went up in the town with Sam. When we returned found that thieves had been aboard and attempted to break our trunk.

October 23 Saturday

Passed som beautiful farms among which was Genl Leylan's about two miles above water proof at which latter place we landed. After having eat dinner we struck a line for Texas.

Expenses

We passed a most excellent cotton growing country between the Mississippi and Tensas a distance of 14 miles after crossing the Tensas. We have swamp which is dry and rough now but becomes impassable in wet weather being at times navigable for steam boats it is 7 miles in extent. Where we strike west is called the Bluffs or high land at which point we halted for the night on Sicily Island at a creole by name Capt. Johnson's in the neighborhood of Bay Deshal and also a niece of Genl Hall, daughter of Judge Hall.

Expenses

October 24 1852 Sunday

Left Captain Johnson's and made our way for Nachitoches. Passed Louis Byou and thence to the Washita. Very good road (a little rought). Crossed the Ouashita at Harrisonburgh and took the pine Hills. Had a rough, sandy road for 4 or 5 miles then pretty good road on pine ridges in an almost uninhabited region to Mr. Davis'.

Expenses

October 25 1852 Monday

Left our Methodist preacher Davis at 6 o'clock. Passed a pine ridge country 17 miles to Little River thence to ____ Red through a little better country. Saw some sugar growing. Have traveled 41 miles. Saw some magnolia a beautiful evergreen also one tree of cragpe myrtle a lovely flower together with several other new trees. Country thinly settled. Am told that there is a great deal of vacant land. 9/10th of the natives living on Uncle Sam's land.

Expenses

Had a hard shower of rain today the first since we started. Had a little family quarrel during the shower 8 o'clock pm the sky perfectly clear.

October 26 1852

Fogg and cloudy until 10 o'clock then the sun sent fourth some of its hottest rays caused us together with our horse to suffer. Crossed the Baudeaux River, which signifies river of God as tradition has it was formed in one night by a cutoff of the Red River. Between it and Red River is a very fertile cotton county. Some fine famrs but the land are subject to overflow, evidently the hbest land since we left the Mississippi. We crossed Red River and stopped the night with a Virginian by the name of Brown from Richmond, in the town of Nachitoches the second in point of age in the U.S., Philiadelphia being the oldest. It is quite an old rusty looking place and unfortunately it is cut off from navigation the major part of the year and is about to be suceeded by Grand Ecose - 4 miles above the shipping point for the surrounding country. Wrote a letter to Mother also to E. Compton.

Expenses

October 27, 1852

Left our Virginian Brown's at 8 o'clock in the rain. Had pretty good road for 12 miles where we got into the old road thence to Fort Jessop 25 miles over a rough road red land thence to ________ 7 miles very rough road, quite muddy. Have stopped at Baldwins.

Fort Jessop has been sold to individuals and the officers quarters have been converted into dwellings. It is the point at which Genl. Taylor was stationed a long time.

Expenses

Rained nearly all day.

October 28 1852

Left ______ Hotel and took the mules onto Sabine River Gaines Ferry crossed at half past 2 o'clock and we were at the first House Strattiers with a decanter of good old whiskey. Our road was more level but sandy for 3 miles then hilly red land to Milan 6 3/4 miles thence 2 miles to Smith's road ______. Smith has the best improved farm I have seen for some time. Has a good framed house, cotton house and other buildings. Has 300 acres opened and will sell at $3 per acre - 2000 acres in his place make this year nearly a bale of cotten to the acre and 7 or 8 bus. corn.

Expenses

October 29, Friday

Got a late start and passed by Roberts Col. Bates son-in-law. Saml stopped to see them. Had no rain today, quite cool. Found the road better than yesterday. Passed San Augustine thence to Col. Bates and stopped for the night. Feel much more at home.

Expenses

October 30 Saturday 1852

Went with Col. Bate to San Augustine. Had introduction to quite a number of the citizen amongst whom were Genl. Henderson, James Patterson's cousin closely connected to James Patterson. He has some of patterson's actions, taller and quite spare build also Henry Rankins who was as he says quite an intimate friend of Bro. Christopher. Appears to be a clever man and doubtless is if he was a friend of Chris' - he refered me to James Linn at Nacogdoches as a particular friend to Chris. Have been making inquiry relative to land in this county. Find that they have but few good land these laying in the creeks and water courses. Some tolerable good land selling for about $2 improved land. Col. Bate has 400 acres, 70 cleared a bouble log (pine) house with 2 shed rooms and three brick chimmney. Out houses not good. Water the best we have had in Texas. Spring and well both lasting. He offers for $800.

Expenses

October 31 1852 Sunday

Left Col. Bate's for Nacogdoches. Stopped at Mr. Teel's 6 miles from San Augustine. Father-in-law to Dr. James Sharp. Found him a thoroughgoing Whig. Would have us to take some whiskey with him. Thence to Nacogdoches. Arrived at sunset.

Expenses

November 1st Monday

Formed the acquaintance of a number of Chris's friends, among others Jim Linn and Mr. Holmes both quite devoted friends to Chris, Holmes has his horse and papers and has paid taxes on the land. Tried to find Uncle G. W. Welsh's grave but failed. Find I cannot do anything with the land until bond is secured from the administrator.

Expenses

Left at 3 o'clock and I went to Willinghams 8 miles from town.

November 2 Tuesday

Left and passed through Douglas and went to Mrs. Lucketts 4 miles south of Douglas. Took dinner and horse got out after dinner.

Wednesday

Have not heard from our horse. Went to Douglas and dired a horse and thence to Nacogdoches and got Holmes or rather Chris's horse.

Expenses

November 4 Thursday

Returned to Douglas then to Mrs. Lucketts. Had very heavy rains. Got very wet. Late in the evening look for horse but heard nothing of him.

Expenses

November 5th Friday

Will look for the horse until time enough to get to Rusk. Heard nothing of horse. Left Mrs. Lucketts at 11 o'clock. Had a bad swamp to cross at Angelina. Good road to Rusk. Stopped 2 1/2 miles short of Rusk.

November 6 Saturday

Rusk is a town in the woods. The lands are not good east of Rusk some fine land north near Mud Creek in the direction of Jacksonville and Larissa

Expenses

November 7 1852 Sunday

Left Rusk at 8 1/2 o'clock. Have traveled around and around and finally got through Tyler and have stopped 4 miles north of Tyler.

Expenses

November 8 1852 Monday

Hired a horse from Stablefield and went up to see this land in north of Smith Co. Found that there was some find land, also a good spring past Oak Flats. Saw fine redoak timber well watered. Several branches running through it. Returned in the evening and started for Henderson. Stayed 6 miles from Tyler at Chancellors and found Sam Sanders of Alabama and Mr. Chapman of Miss., near Raymond who was well acquainted with the ________ family.

Expenses

November 9 Tuesday

En route to Henderson saw the 640 acres Survey. Liked it some better than the other land. Well watered healthy and well timbered. Alfred Robertson is living on the S.2. corner of the land. Been living on it 5 years. From thence to Henderson.

Expenses

November 10 Wednesday

From Henderson within 6 miles of Nacogdoches. Found the road better than the Rusk road from Nacogdoches to Tyler.

Expenses

November 11 Thursday

Went to Nacogdoches. Went from thence to San Augustine and thence to Mrs. Lucketts. Got a horse through the kindness of Mr. Barrett.

November 12 Friday

Am now seated by a little _____ before breakfast under an old tree in the wood. Half past 3 o'clock in the evening. Am now at the grave yard at Nacogdoches at the grave site of Uncle G. W. Welsh. His head lying between a maple tree and water oak with an iron wood on the south side near his feet. The grave is n.w. from Mrs. Hart's grave which has a marble slab over it.

Expenses

November 13 Saturday

Have loafed it around Nacogdoches all morning. At 12 o'clock heard of my horse at I. I. Hayters 8 miles west of town. Hired a horse and went after him. Pollock accompanied me. Found the horse and also the largest farm I have seen in Texas. 800 acres in cultivation. Hayter is from Franklin Co., Tenn. Treated me very kindly. Lives well and made no charge for keeping my horse. Urged me to call on him on my return. Has 320 acres of land near the county seat of Washington Co., LA that he wishes to sell.

November 14 Sunday

After my return from Hayter found Saml and made preparations for our western tour. Left at half past one and went to Mrs. Lucketts and am now enjoying her hospitality which are _______ ______ around.

Expenses

November 15 Monday

Left Mrs. Lucketts and went to Bracken's, within 18 miles of Crockett. Passed a great deal of poor land and but little good. 9 or 10 miles of the road very heavy and sandy.

Expenses

November 16 Tuesday

Passed through Crockett at about 12. A poor looking place. Have stopped within 6 miles of the ________ at Kennedy's. Generally poor land. Passed through about 1 mile of ______. Have stopped at 36 miles travel.

Expenses

November 18 Thursday

Crossed the _______ pretty full. Passed some tolerable prairie. Land better than I had seen previous. Passed the town of Anderson, presents a handsome view from the north being in a large prairie. Decidedly the handsomest village I have met with in Texas. Some fine up land in vicinity. Thence to the Bazos when we saw better land in the bottom. Have stopped at Washington.

Expenses

November 19 Friday

Yet at Washington. Have met with G. M. White of Winchester Tenn. formerly of Clark Co., Ky. A gentlemen. Also met with Dad Trabue _______ formerly of Ky. Cousin of Geo. & Bro to Jas. Trabue together with other Kentuckians and Tenn.

Expenses

November 20 Saturday

Left Washington for Caldwell via Independance. Crossed the ______ creek the worst stream I ever saw being a continual black mud swamp to 3 or 4 miles. Arrived at Caldwell at 7 o'clock. Have travelled 45 miles.

Yesterday Sam and myself took dinner with _____ Wynne which was indeed a treat it being the first dinner to my tasts since leaving home. _______ has charge of and is proprietor of the Lone Star and it promises well. He has a very fine looking and interesting lady and two hearty boys. Doubtless enjoying this life.

Expenses

(Note: $6.68 is marked out for some reason)

November 21 Sunday

Had to remain at Cladwell until 12 o'clock for the creek fall and then swam our horses and crossed on a log. Travelled all evening through a rather uninhabited region through some fine hog wallow prairie but principally ridge sandy country. Passed near the old town which is now dilapitated of Nashville. After crossing little River pass fine Brazos bottom land for 2 1/2 miles to Selmas Bluffs or Port _______ which promised to make a town of some note - though a devil of a place now. Though a beautiful place for a town.

Expenses

November 22 Monday

Went up the Brazos 15 miles and found superior up land selling at from $ to $2, improved from $4 to $5. It appears to be a large scope of country between Indian and Pond Creeks from then 15 miles above we bore n.e. to old Milam at the falls of Brazos. Have travelled 60 miles.

Expenses

November 23 Tuesday

Crossed the Brazos thence to Bucksment the residence of Mr. Strother Menefee, nephew of James S. Menefee who I was informed that he was a high minded gentleman. Thence to Martin of Falls Co. thence through a very extensive prairie. Thence within 6 miles of Springfield. Having travelled about 40 miles. Land not selling being incumbered by eleven league claims.

Expenses

November 24, Wednesday

After waiting until about 10 o' clock for a creek to fall thence to Springfield and met with Mr. S. Burns and travelled with him to this point Fairfield. Traveled through poor land in this Freestone Co.

Expenses

November 25 Thursday

We left for Palestine east of Trinity. Was surprised to find Freestone Co. so poor. Do not like it at all. Found no difficulty in crossing the Trinity but the muddy swamp. Crossed at Parkers Bluff. Thence through a rough part of Anderson to Palistine by the place where once stood Fort Houston. Palistine is a neat looking little place. Several churches, a large ______ etc. C. Kendrick of Ky. has charge of a Christian Church and said to be _________________________________________. He lives 2 miles east of Palestine.

Expenses

November 26 Friday

We traveled to Rusk thence 9 miles toward Nacogdoches and stopped at Mrs. Hills well accomodated and C & A.

Expenses

November 27 Saturday

Thence to Nacogdoches where I expected to get some letters from home but only got one from Elkanah and one from Permelian, never the less, gratifying.

Expenses

November 28 Sunday

WE stopped last night with Mrs. Stearns a very nice lady and shall by request make it my future home, when at Nacogdoches. She has quite an interesting family. From thence we started at 11 o'clock for Dr. B. F. Sharp's but failed by 3 miles. Stayed with a Mr. Browning widower. Quite a clever man. Apparently would have no pay for our entertainment & C. & O.

Expenses

November 29, Monday

Arrived at Dr. B. F. Sharp's and were warmly met by the Dr. and Mrs. _________________Bate, Joe Tyree and John Sharp. Also Jno. Hall at the Dr.'s Spent the days of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night went to old man Geo. Teals to a dance and had a glorious time. Became acquianted with some several nice girls in addition to others that I had become acquianted with previously. We have present Misses Benton, Misses Garretts, Mrs. Loves, Teel and Mrs. Sharp who participated in the dance also Miss Patty Malone.

December 3 Friday

Left Dr's. and took dinner with Mr. Lovel who married a niece of Col. Bates. Has quite a clevre and interesting family and lives well. From thence to Mr. Roberts who married Willy Bate. We were kindly treated by Mrs. Roberts. She is a true Tennessean from _________.

December 4 Saturday

2 o'clock in the morning we left the state of Texas and we indeed had slow travel. Only 11 miles by 7 o'clock. We indeed had a slow trip to Grand ______ being 17 hours travelling 57 miles an average of 3 miles per hour. Arrive at G. E. at 7 o' clock.

December 6 Monday

Have waited anxiously for a boat, attempted to arrive _________ everyway and almost disappeared when half past 3 o'clock, the Compromist arrived and we are aboard.

Expenses

Six o'clock Monday evening a storm came up and prevented our travelling for the night.

December 7 Tuesday

We continued on Red River.

December 8 Wednesday

At daybreaking we got upon the Mississippi.

December 9 Thursday

We reached the city of New Orleans at 11 o'clock and after having engaged passage on the ______ Hill for Nashville we went up in the city to see the sites. Went to the St. Louis Hotel and the boys having taken it pretty freely we went to Washington Square to see the _____ deposited in honor of Calhour, Clay and Webster. Also witnessed the grand procession and etc.

Friday December 10

We continued in N. O. Notwithstanding we were ready. The superstitions of the Captain prevented our leaving until a few minutes past 12 Friday night.

December 11 Saturday

I awoke this morning and found that I was some 40 or 50 miles from the city of sin (N. O.) (New Orleans??) having departed at 1/2 past 12 o'clock this morning. Nothing remarkable occured during this day.

December 12 Sunday

This is a day but little regarded by S. B. passengers. They seem to think (if not they act as such) that they are in no state of accountability either civilly or morally, after a breakfast this morning the backgammon bat and card table were resorted to by some but I was informed that the Captain hoped the ___________. We had a long tedious day.

December 13 Monday

Nothing worth noticing

December 14 Tuesday

1/4 past 4 o'clock this morning we were aroused by the shock and cries of the passengers of the S. Boat Western World. We found that we had run into the above named boat. I hastily got out and found that we were in deep water but luckily by the good management of our captain the boat was kept up until all were saved that could be saved. Only some deckers who were passed rescuing were lost. We floated down the river some 2 1/2 miles with the wreck. Some of her passengers lost their baggage clothing but were kindly provided for by our passengers.

December 15, 16, 17 and 18 - Nothing remarkable

Reached the mouth of the Cumberland Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th we shipped on a contemptable little boat, the Senator, had a miserable time to Nashville. Where we arrived Monday evening the 21st and then home to Gallatin the 22nd.

1852

April 11, 1853

I left home with R. S. Brown for Texas (just six months since to a day I left for the same place with Saml Bush). We arrived at Nashville 1 o'clock. Met with Dr. D. E. Ball. Spent the evening with Dr. Robb. Left at half past 6 o'clock for Memphis on the S. B. Embassy. Much tired at 9 o'clock - go to bed.

Expenses

April 12

Have had a dull time. Frequent stoppages and a dull set of passengers.

Expenses

April 13

On the Mississippi at about 12 o'clock a.m. Reached memphis 11 o'clock p.m.

April 14

Spent the day at Memphis awaiting about. Left at 7 p.m.

April 15

Morning find us near _______ Ark. Was addressed by Genl. Hunt relative to my future designs. He proposed to give me employment. Professes to have taken a fancy to me. Says he is a judge of human nature.

April 16 to 17th

Arrived at N. O. (New Orleans??) halfpast 3 o' clock Sunday. Went to church and then to theatre.

April 18th

On board S. B. Embassy. Expect to leave tomorrow evening.

April 19th

Spent the day looking over the city. Met with Jno. Hall in the evening and left just before night for Grand Ecore. Made very good speed to the bayau where we took a boat of ice in tow which caused us to loose 20 hours in running to Alexandria and with about one hundred stoppages we reached Grand Ecore Saturday the 23rd at 12 o'clock.

April 23rd

Registered at Sullivans Hotel and acted as land lord until Sunday evening the 24th April. We did a little of everything to kill time.

April 24 Monday

Left Grand Ecore 3 o'clock a.m. Stage broke down 5 miles from Ft. Jessup. Left our baggage and rode bareback to Jessup where we procured a waggon _____ rode in the waggon and I on horseback. Arrived at Sabine Town 9 o'clock night. Saw Mr. Lovel and Mr. Texana.

April 25 Tuesday

Left Sabine Town ______ 1 o'clock. Reached San Augustine 8 o'clock. Got dinner at Berry's and went to Mrs. Malone's in the evening. Kindly received by the family. Spent the remainder of the week hunting pricipally but killed o deer.

Expenses

May 1st Sunday

Left for Nacogdoches. Reached town 4 o'clock. Stopped at Mrs. Sternes. Remained so that I was seperated from Brown.

May 2

Found Brown at the __________ Hotel. Continued to rain all day. In the evening Brown goes with me to Mrs. Sternes.

May 3rd

Brown leaves for Tyler. I have been laying around town all day. Got into a little excitement this evening tracing out some counterfeiters for ________ that I saw at Grand Ecore. They were both arrested. Trial commenced and adjourned till morning.

May 5th

Nothing further than ________ the trial judgment $1500 bond for the older (J. Danly) and $1000 for the younger (B. Danly) to appear at June court.

May 6th

Last night the Danly's vamoused. Took the road to Cherokee Co. Were pursued but not overtaken. Went to Mrs. Lucketts. Got my horse. Found him a little used up. Threatened with fistules. Brought him to town and am keeping him in Holmes Stable.

May 12th

Went to Linn Flats with Jim Linn to bring J. Livingston to town. He has consumption. When I was introduced to him he wept like a child. He was a friend of Bro. Christopher's. Returned to town the next day.

May 16th Monday morning

Went with Brown to Augustine Co. Found Dr. Pugh had returned. Remained there until Thursday 19th May. I returned with Dr. Hall who have gone west. They stayed with me at Mrs. Sharps.

May 20th

Was introduced to Genl. Rusk today. Find him rather profane but disposed to be agreeable. Remained in Nacogdoches until June 1st then to Cherokee and Anderson Co.'s. Visited C. Kendrick in Palestine. Learned that Mr. Taylor who married _______ Walker Bush lives now in Palestine. Also Mr. Anderson who is of Bush origin.

June 8th

Returned to Nacogdoches. Remained one night only. Found that the place was so crowded that I left for Augustine. Remained there for 6 days and returned the 13th of June to Nacogdoches.

June 14th

Heard Sam Houston delivered an address. At 2 o'clock I proceeded to the court house and after a few moments a large rather polite and fine looking man about 60 years old calmly and carelessly walked into the court house and deliberately proceeded to the judges stand. He wore a large soft white hat, checked linen coat, working pants made after the old narrow flap style, straight breasted buff vest, a large black fan suspended to his side by a red ribbon altogether wearing an eccentric air. He commenced his address very clamly and deliberately pronouncing every sylable loud and emphatic. After preliminaries he spoke of rail road in which he vehemently denounced the course heretofore pursued relative to R. R.'s in this country and thinks our legistlature should spare no pains or expense to secure the Great Pacific RR through our territory. So far as he is concerned he is willing to give one half or all if necessary to secure the road through Texas of her public land having in view the great advantage it would be to Texas that bids fair to be the empire state of the union. And that the legislature ought to endeavor to kill as many of the charters heretofore granted as possible by taking advantage of their neglect to comply to the letter and lend all their aid to the one great enterprize and show the world that if Northern influence carries the Road against the interest of the union that Texas is a state.

_________ the plan of R. R. agents going over the country promising that the road should go by every man's house and getting him thereby to take a few hundred dollars stock. He then closed upon matters connected with himself and Genl Rusk in the U.S. Senate the most important item noticed being Texas State or rather Replublic bonds that were purchased at from 3 to 15 cents to the dollar and are not demanded in full. He is in favor of enacting (by legislature) that these bonds shall be paid if presented in a specified time at the value or amount that was paid for them or not redeem them at all. And if Uncle Sam is not disposed to be satisfied he can rip.

I remained in Nacogdoches until the 22nd June. Assisted the 20th in burying Dr. Livingston who died the evening of the 19th. His wife seemed to suffer a great deal by his death.

June 22nd

Went to Cherokee County. Stayed the first night with Martin. Saw his brother direct from Glasgow, Ky. He could give me no news.

June 23rd

To Alto to see what had been done with the books I left with Robert Mitchell on sale. I found he had sold none as his clerk informed me but there was one copy missing which I hold Mitchell accountable for. From thence I went to Mrs. Hills for dinner and thence to Joseph Even's to deliver a copy of the Bible to him. Was not at home. Gave it to his wife and requested that he pay H. W. Raguet for it. Thence to Berryman's. Found Mitchell had presented to him a copy of the work. Consequently he did not want to _______. He proposed to take of me. There to Roarks. Stayed all night in company with two Baptist preachers. Next morning (24th) to Linwood when I deposited 10 copies of the History of the Negro Roce with the Raguets.

June 24th

To Mrs. Lucketts. Remained until Tuesday the 26th. To Nacogdoches and remained until the 3rd of July when I went to North Church 4 miles from town to preaching Baptist meeting, notwithstanding, it was so dry that I left without hearing them all and went to Melrose with Tol. Barret and for the first time visited old Mrs. Barret who I have every assurance from my treatment to pronounce her with safety quite a fine old lady.

July 4 Monday

The glorious day of American independence being alike celebrated (after a fashion) here as elsewhere throughout Uncle Sam's glorious domain. We were early in readiness to proceed to Sand Hill 3 miles from Melrose to witness and particapte in a "free thing" in the shape of a barbacue and dance. Upon arriving my attention was attracted by something resembling a pavillion. Circus of course entered by head immediately. I summoned courage sufficient to draw nigh unto it when I found that it was only awning from a platform that had been erected for the "unterrified" to dance on. The platform was made of pine flooring plank and was in lengths about 30 feet and in width about 20 feet. The awning was made of cotton baleing (this being a cotton county). A little farthere I observed a prospect to add to the comforts of the inner man thru long tables and the pit in which the barbucueing was done forming a hollow square and a table in the centre on which the neats and other provisions were to be deposited and furnished as the necessity of the case required. Around which quite a number of the good women of the vicinity engaged in "fixing things". I returned to the crowd to pass the time and see what was to be seen. Read a chapter in human nature as there was to be no reading of the Declaration nor anything of the kind except a manifestation of freedom by a free use or shake of the foot. This was the only plan to pursue but all being anxious for the merry dance to commence and equally inclined to partake of the repast, dinner was announced quite early and they pitched in seeming to say it ain't deep and with the help of a gentle shower it passed off without any fainting. I acted quite modestly. Stood off but was finally kindly provided fare and one thing that I never met with at an occasion of the kind before, that was coffee. I took a cup hot as fire could make it and the sun coming down on me almost as hot, but I got through.

In a short time music was brought to bore and those strictly unterrified pitched in two for a dime. The thing was fairly up and in a short time many were anxious but unable to get into the excitement and will here state that it was the most complete mixed crowd I ever saw. After a few sets the favorite purfume was brought to bore, that is cinamon drops all getting so happy that they who could not get in the dance hummed after the fiddle and patter their feet. Some calling on others to hold their babies, hats, bonnets, etc. whilst they danced a set with men in store clothes, etc. etc. Night drawing nigh I left. Returned to Mrs. Barrets but afterwards learning that it did not end until next morning.

July 5th 1853

I proceeded in company with a Mr. Williams of Alabama in the direction of Augustine. Stopped took a cold dinner that he had provided and then a nap of sleep after which we parted and in half hour a rain came up. I resorted to a tree and there remained for an hour "unpitied except by the clouds that wept over me". After a temporary cessation I got to old man Teels and there remained the night.

July 6

With Dr. Jim Sharp I went to Mrs. Malones alias Dr. Frank Sharp's. Found everything pleasant. Remained until the 9th when I went to Augustine to a celebration of the Oddfellows. Speech by Chas. Benton quite a sensible speech. Returned to Dr. F's with him and did not remain to the ball at night. Laxily passed off Sunday and left Monday. July 11th reached Nacogdoches. Found that there was to be a funeral this evening (Dr. Stivers) by the Masons (I went out it being the fourth burial since I have been here) found that Col. Pease had just spoken and that Dancy was in town together with Ochiltree and Johnson made four candidates for governor in town at once.

July 12th

Dancy spoke today. Some were pleased with him but I think he wants dignity. Nothing striking happened until Friday the 15th. The Oddfellows had a celebration address by I. G. Walker and ball at night. Being oppressive day I felt very unwell. Some fever severe headache.

July 16th

Am still very unwell. More so than yesterday. Find my stomach is in bad condition. To an emetic late in the evening and a dose of _________ pills at bed time.

July 17th Sunday

Quite sick all day with nausea but take no medicines.

July 18th

Feel some better. Dr. Irion comes to see me. Speaks of the bad effects of emetics in this climate. Pronounces me in good condition. Recommend Seidlitz and then quinine 10 doses in 2 gr. doses but before I get the Seidlitz a cold sensation in the fingers and down the back is felt and after an hour a fever follows. I put off the prescription at night. Take purgative pills.

July 19th

Take quinin every two hours until night.

July 20th

Very early commenced quinine. Take til 12 o'clock. No chill nor fever.

July 21st

Ate some peaches. Taken several doses of Seidlitz. Have concluded they they make me castive. Have been up to town today. Will take some magnesia tonight.

July 22nd

My medicine having ________ this morning I am out and about town. Find another candidate for governor, Gen. Chambers, in town. Have out a very lengthy circular and is having a large edition of another one printed. He seems to have grown rather desperate. Is good at fable writing. Could likely improve sp. but upon the whole I think he is more of a statesman than any of them.

July 23

Quite a number of the citizens have gone to Linn Flat to a _______ dinner & c.

July 24th Sunday

Have been spending the day in reflections, eating and sleeping.

July 25th Monday

Left Nacogdoches for Melrose where I had been solicited to teach a school; having previously determined to go to the country and spend the remainder of the summer in some healthy location. I prepared myself to go to Augustine in case I was not pleased with prospects at Melrose. Upon my arrival B. Hardeman, Dr. Johnson and others showed a great interest in the project.

July 26th Tuesday

I wrote an article and Hardeman procured about 15 scholars and being assured by Stallings the former teacher here that I would have a full school if I would commence I resolved to commence the 1st August.

July 27th

I went to Dr. Sharp's alias Mrs. Malones and remained until Sunday. Had an interesting time deer hunting.

July 30 Sunday

I returned to Melrose. Reached Johnson's by dinner.

August 1st Monday

Commenced school. Had only 10 scholars.

August 2nd Tuesday

Eleven scholars. Things moving on smoothly.

August 10th 1853

I have continued in school. Been no where - second week had chills - badly used up - am healthy now.

August 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th

Things go smoothly

August 20

Noticed a comet in the west about 8 o'clock at night just above the tree tops.

August 24th

Comet no longer visible

September 2nd

Went to Dr. Sharp's alias Mrs. Malones to see Hall previous to his leaving for Tenn. Pleasant time. Visited Miss Polk. Became acquianted wiht Miss Eugenia also with Dr. Greer who doubtless is an excellent man. Returned 4th Sept. Spent the month of September very agreeably. Was at camp meeting the 18th etc. etc.

October 1st

Went to Mrs. Malones. Quite an agreeable time until Sunday. Returned to Melrose to resume former occupation and continued until October 28th when I went to Dr. Sharp's alias Mrs. Malones. Time pleasantly spent. Returned October 30th.

November 12th Melrose

Nothing remarkable occurred for the past two weeks until today our host I. J. Johnson returned from Nacogdoches perfectly drunk after being a sober man for 4 years; it indeed presented a contrast to see him leave home immediately after speaking of the folies and degradations of intemperance, presenting a genteel personal appearance and to return in three days a beast - perfectly metomorphozized. O Folly! Folly! Where is your terminus. O in temperance when will you cease to demolish the happiness of the family circle.

November 19th

Went to Dr. Sharp's. Bad weather kept indoors. Neal not returned. Aunt Betsey very uneasy.

December 8th 1853

Last evening very unexpectedly I met with the Grooms who had been looking at TX. Seemed tolerably well pleased. Gave me some of the particulars of Sumner County doings. One thing particularly i.e. this: Old Jim Jameson and his hopeful son-in-law had had a blow-up and it is to be hoped that by thieves falling out just men may get their dues.

December 16th

This day ends my engagements at Melrose and I cannot say that I regret it nor that I regret that I have taken the lesson that I have just taken.

December 17th

Left Melrose for Dr. Sharp's. Found a change in affairs. Aunt Betsey having removed from the Dr. and Mrs. Crocket taken her place. Remained until Wednesday. Tuesday 20th the heaviest snow that has perhaps ever fallen in Texas (about 3 inches deep)

December 21st Wednesday

Returned to Melrose. Settled my business as far as I could and went to Nacogdoches on Saturday the 24th. Was received by my good friend who I have parted with 6 months previous with the greatest kindness. Remained Sunday Christmas Day and left Monday 26th for Dr. Sharp's. Have calculated the number of books that _____ and Linn are due me and find the number to be 56 copies. Stopped at Dr. Johnson's to dinner. Met with Churchill and lady portrait painter also Mrs. Gilbert, daughter of Dr. Hall. Remained at Dr. Sharp's alias Mr. Crocketts, remained 27th, 28th & 29th. 30th went to Milam.

Returned to Mrs. Crocketts the 31st.

January 1, 1854 Returned to Mr. Crocketts.

January 4th went to Dr. Greer's

5th went to Mr. Lovel's

9th left for Burkesville at __________________. Met Hal Malone and Bob Martin.

January 10th

A long lonesome road to Burkesville. My horse failed.

January 20th

My horse having revived I returned. Reached Crocketts Saturday evening the 23rd of January.

January 30th Monday

Was taken sick with chill or rather it commenced Saturday previouse (slight)

Februray 4 Saturday

Left for Nacogdoches Sunday left for Rusk Co. to see to some business for Pa. Could learn nothing. Went to Rusk, Cherokee Co., thence to Palestine. Got subscribers for the Bible D of slavery and returned to Crockett's Friday 17th having been absent 2 weeks.

Saturday went to Augustine. Was taken sick another cursed chill.

Stayed in town Saturday night.

February 23 Thursday

Left for Palestine. Returned March 5th

March 11th

Left for Washington.

Reached Aunt Betsey's. Found Hal had concluded to wait another day. After dinner went hunting. Killed a deer the first one I ever shot at.

March 12 Sunday

Left for the Co. of Washington ________________ a rather slow and tedious drive. We reached a creek 2 miles from Melrose having traveled 19 miles and pitched our tent, after the cooking and eating then over and time for bed had arrived my feelings were peculiar having never before spent a night otherwise than in a house. My rest consequently was not as good as it might otherwise have been.

March 13th Monday

Having had breakfast a little before day breaking I was in my saddle at the earliest dawn and left the wagon, for Nacogdoches. Stopped at Capt. Muckleroy's and got from him 3 patents he had bought from Austin for the Welsh Surveys in Smith Co. Paid him $8.10. Reach Nacogdoches at about 8 o'clock. Collected of Borrdies & Co. for the Herald. Receive of E. W. Cave Esq. a certificate of agency and some accounts for collection for the "Chronicle".

About 12 o'clock left with the waggon. Reached a point 2 miles short of Douglas to camp.

March 14th Tuesday

Passed Douglas, Linnwood and Alto. Col. Mitchel payed me for a copy of the Bible Defence of Slavery that he was indebted for. Crossed the Neches. Camped on the West Bank. Fortunately had a fine fish that had been caught by the ferryman.

March 15th Wednesday

Thence through a rather dreary district to the vicinity of Crockett.

March 16th Thursday

Left camp at daybreak and went to Crockett. Called on the editor of the "Printer" who made me his agent. Thence to Trinity. Found it high and rising. Boats having booked for, ___________________________.

March 17th Friday

Through aMadison Co. to Plasters 25 miles from the river. Passed through good land.

March 18th Saturday

To Anderson which has improved very much in the past year and is bidding fair to continue to improve.

March 19th Sunday

From Anderson to within 5 miles of Independance. Brazos at a ____________________________ up. Saw some large fields of cotton up.

March 20 Monday

Through Independance and to our destination. Stopped at Jno. Sharp's 6 miles north of Branham.

March 21st Tuesday

Went to Branham the county seat of Washington Co. Stopped at Hal Malone's place which is the last place in the prairie going towards Brenham. From his place we go into a sandy oak region until within 1 1/2 miles of Brenham when we come to hog wallow prairie to town; The town failed to come up to my expectation. There is some business done in the place though upon the whole rather a dull town.

March 22nd Wednesday

Spent the day in fishing caught nothing.

March 23rd Thrusday

Went to Hals and stayed all day and night. Rained pretty much all day.

March 24th Friday

Done nothing but fish.

March 25 Saturday

Rain pretty much through the day. Went to Hal Malone's.

March 26th Sunday

Last night weather turned cool. This morning quite a bright day. Wrote a letter home. Walked to the creek. Looked at Hal's farm. Returned and found Jo Steward, formerly of Gallatin and a Jack Lauderdale also his bro. Capt. Jno. Lauderdale who spent the day at Hal's.

In the evening took a look at the surrounding country. Had a fine view of the town of Brenham also Chapel Hill and the college Building at Independance all from the hill upon which Hal's house is situated.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday I spent with Jno. & Hal fishing generally.

March 30 Friday

I feel somewhat chill like. Think I had a slight chill from my disagreeable, feverish feeling in the evening. At night took some blue mass and oil next morning.

April 1 Saturday

Failed to gain any advantage from it as it did not operate on my liver. In the evening went to Hal's.

April 2 Sunday

I had the severest chill (I think) that I ever experienced. Was sick all day and night. All day Monday also.

April 4 Tuesday

Escaped the chill but suffered from the effects of quinine as much as I would have done from the chill. Sick all day and night.

April 5 Wednesday

I gradually recovered from the effects of the chills and quinine.

April 6 Thursday

I have been able to ride a mile today.

April 7 & 8th

Became quite impatient to get off from this Co. My strength has increased but I fear my health is but little improved.

April 9th Sunday

Jno. went to church and I was alone feeling rather badly. Have determined to try some more medicines this evening - blue mass resorted to without effect.

April 10

Becoming very anxious to leave this portion of the country.

April 11

Wearied with the sameness of the life I have been living for some weeks. I concluded to "work my passage" to Brenham today to look for letters and luckily I was blessed with several. Particularly one from home cheered me up notwithstanding it was strictly business in its character. Upon my return to wear away time I went to the creek and caught some perch.

April 12th

Time drage more heavily and I anxiously look forward to Monday 17th when I intend to cut cable.

April 15th

Heard Sam Houston speak at Brenham explaining his course relative to the Nebraska bill.

April 17th

Left for Augustine. Met with ________________ at Washington. First night stayed at Fantharp's

April 18th

To Huntsville

April 19th

To Marshall 28 miles

April 20th

To Cundiffs

April 21st

To young Lucy's near Alto

April 22nd

Had a chill and only got to Willingham

April 23rd Sunday

Went to Nacogdoches after breakfast and remained until evening. Thence to Melrose.

April 24 Monday

Had a chill. Remained at Melrose until Tuesday. Thence to Augustine. Remained at Mrs. Malone's until Sunday 30th. Returned to Nacogdoches. Got my horse Tuesday and started for San Augustine. Reached Mrs. Malones Wednesday.

May 4th Saturday

Started for Tenn. Reached Grand Ecose Sunday 7th. Got a boat same eveing (P. F. Kimball). Reached N.O. Monday 10th. Remained until Saturday 13th. Embarked on the Jas. Robb. Reached Memphis Wednesday 17th. Embarked Thursday on the Embassy. Reached Nashville Sunday May 21st. Thence to Gallatin same day.

1854

July 3, 1855 Wednesday

Pleasant time to Nashville. Left Nashville at 11 1/2 o'clock.

July 4th, Thursday

Reached Chattanooga at 9 o'clock. Atlanta at 5

July 5

Left Atlanta 4 1/2 o'clock. To West Point 10. To Montgomery 3 1/2 o'clock and off on steamer Champian 7 o'clock.

NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE SUMNER FLAG, GALLATIN TENN. WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 1856.

Obituary Paper was published by Willis A. Bush. Died, on the 16th inst. at the residence of Jas. B. Jameson Esqu. of congestive fever, Willis A. Bush Sr., in the 60th year of his age.

Ten days before his demise the writer of this notice saw Mr. Bush in the vigor of health and in the enjoyment of that cheerful flow of spirits, of which his good sense and philosophic temperament gave him so large a share. We remember well the strong, athletic frame, the blunt benevolent face, and the cheerful spirit - imparting activity to the one and animation to the other; and, know of no one in all the list of our acquaintances, whose promises for health and long life, were fairer that his. But the silver cord is loosed - the wheel is broken at the cistern - the strong man has fallen before the scythe of the great reaper - Death!

Mr. Bush was the descendant of a Kentucky pioneer. His father, William Bush was one of that party of adventurers, who with Daniel Boone, penetrated the wilderness of Kentucky about 1775, and stationed themselves near the present site of Boonsboro; here, William Bush subsequently made a permanent settlement, and the subject of this notice was born, about the 2nd March, 1779.

Thus has fallen another link in the chain which connects us with this iron race of men - the pioneers of the West - the great vanguard of Western civilization; the men who drove out the savage and wild beast, subdued the giant forests, and opened up the glorious heritage of wealth which we now enjoy - we confess to a feeling of idolatry towards the memory of these brave men. We love their descendants, in many of whom we find all the noble traits and virtues which characterized their fathers.

This is eminently true of Mr. Bush. In all the relations of life, he was the same sincere, honest and unselfish man; affectionate and tender in his relations as husband and father; ardent and devoted in his friendships; hospitable and humane. While he had a heart "to feel another's woe," he had a hand ever ready to dispense a charity - to frequently without discrimination; for in the fullness of his generous disposition, he was not apt to scan to narrowly the claims of the petitioner.

Withall, Mr. Bush possessed a mind of more than ordinary powers, which, without the advantages of a liberal education he had, nevertheless, impelled by a strong desire for the acquisition of knowledge, in a course of general reading, stored with many valuable and important truths - gifted too, with an easy facility of communicating what he knew to others, he has for several years, in the absence of a pastor, officiated in his neighborhood as a teacher in the Christian Church, of which, for twenty-five years or more, he has been a consistant member; always acceptably and profitably to those who heard his instruction.

As we have remarked before, he was the most unselfish man we ever knew - ever ready to serve a friend - or do good at whatever cost of sacrifice to himself - of this he did not stop to inquire.

He has left a wife, who appreciated his many virtures, and who mourns her irreparable loss, as only a wife can do. Her grief is sacred, and we would not invade its sanctity, by hollow terms of condolence; but to her and his bereaved family we would say, the deceased has left behind a large circle of ardent and devoted friends, who will cherish their regard for the sainted dead as holy memory, which in after years they will recall with all the tender emotions which it is calculated to inspire.

July 21st, 1856 G.W.W.

Elkanah Bush was found at about 9 o'clock p.m. August 3, 1867 with his throat cut an incision on each side - was laying on his bed his head resting on a pillow a razor laying on his body - his countenance pleasant in death - had spoken a short time before of what he intended to do next day - had eaten a very hearty supper less than an hour before he was so found - had always been a _________________ between him and his wife. There was an existing bad feeling between him and his father-in-law. He had appeared unhappy for some time. Devoted most of his time for some weeks to reading his bible which was by his side when he died.

W. H. Mullins born May 5 1834, died Oct 24 1868 was married Jan 20 1858 to Lizzie F. Bush - married Miss Julia Boren in 1868

Eleven leagues of land in Milan Co. or on Little River grantee to _______________ Aguirre is said to be still owned by his heirs, who live on a creek called Bouisdre between Trinity and Brazos rivers.

May 6, 1854 Expenses

State of the weather 1854

1th,2th,3th,4th clear spring weather

5th a little cloudy

6th cloudy and cold

7th sleety

Near Brenham Texas April 7 1852

Saturday 6th May

Sundries to E. W. Bush

Left May 1854 with Barrett & Linn of B. D. of S. to sell at $2.00 15 copies

Do. with G.S. Norfine, Milam 4 copies

1834 Geo. F. Crockett

March 4 paid for soap .25

March 6 paid for certificate of McKee Notary P. .50

March 8 20 stamped envelopes 3/5 cents

March 9 Cash pd for letter (Midelleburg)

papers

Paid at N. O. for groceries $3.86

Total $4.48

March 1 '54

By board 4 1/2 weeks

horse 4 1/2 weeks

E. W. Bush paid for board & c.

Mrs. Stern July 25 (15 pr.mo.) $25.00

Dr. Johnson Dec 16 Board and account $45.00

Corn for horse $3.30

___________ for corn $1.50

Store acct. at Stallings $3.55

Dec 26 paid Barnett & Linn by W.M. Harts order $1.50

Dec 26 paid for Betty Eubank tuition $11.25

Jan 8 Expenses to Barkville $4.50

Jan 25 Expenses to Rusk Co. $12.00

Feb 25 Expenses 2 trips to Palestine $7.00

Paid for saddle $17.00

Paid for sweat leather $1.50

Paid for shaft for buggy $2.00

March 9 paid for shoeing horse $1.50

Paid Muckleroy for patents $8.10

Paid sweat pad & c. $2.50

Copy of letter from Dyst Clk Co. Court of Tyler Co. Woodville Oct 1 '53

Mr. Bush Dear Sir

In answer to yours of the 27th I have to say that I have examined the records and find that the lot inquired about is Lot No. 4 Block 25. It is a back lot and I suppose worth about $15. The tax is almost nothing. It is only 30 cents on the $100 worth of property so the tax will be in proportion to the value that is placed upon the property.

I was well acquainted with C. Bush and have taken a great liking to him. We spent many social hours together here and he told me a great many amusing anecdotes of his boy days and of his ups and downs in _____ and other places.

I remain very respectfully yours

E.J. Parsons

Oct 12 answered and remitted 2 dimes to pay taxes (E.W.B.)

Letters written 1863

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