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there at 2 oclock Judge Rose went back from Athens to

Pulaskie We stayed at Decator at the Hotel until after supper

Tennessee ) & left for Huntsville recrossed the Tennessee & the lake at
river )
dusk. I felt a little nervice in crossing the river but was

encouraged by seeing others around me that was not intimidated

Huntsville I picked up corrage. We got to Huntsville at 8 oclock put

up at the Hotel (Willard & Venables) near to the big Spring

where 1st Jackson soldiers camped in Oct. 1813. After we got

Serious ) settled Genl Bates & W. J. & myself went & sat at the Spring
recollections )
for more than an hour It brought about many recollections of

things that I has not thought of for many years Capt Dooleys

& other Companies saved the Town from pillage & the lives of

many women & children in Oct. 1813 the time I first saw the

Spring. We were then kindly treated by the habitants of Hunts-

ville there is but one man now there that was there then &

one woman. Where is all our boys Gone
1867
Huntsville I walked all over Town saw & conversed with many Saw
Feny Fr 15
Betsey Weaver (Duke) She has 2 sons there doing well her

Betsey Duke Mother is dead 2 years ago Burly is in Texas & all his brothers

are dead Betsey asked me many questions & was glad to see me.

We have been engaged to day in getting up & prepairing our

evidence & night we were called on by many Citizens of the

Town interchanged Ideas upon the defence of the Town long ago