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came home with us and gave me a letter to his sister--
Mrs Ledwith of Tallahassee-, on the subject -- I tried
my luck fishing from the end of the wharf at sunset no
luck--

After a pleasant evening in the piazza smoking &
chatting we retired--
Saturday-- Oct 28th--

After breakfast we left Judge Gates' -- Bid them good-
bye -- Paid $4.00 for our fare there-; we embarked again
on our little vessel-- Andrew brought down a splendid
bunch of bananas from Rev. Mr Lees -- six large ones on it --
I bought it for 20 cts--

We sailed across the River to the large Cofield or
Gamble plantation -- one thousand acres of open land in one
body on it & a thousand uncleared-; the land as level as a
floor-, rich and black; bearing 4,000 lbs of sugar to the
acre -- We had to wade out-; there being no wharf -- We
first went through the large negro quarter (many of the
houses built of palmetto logs & that thatched with the leaves-;
and visited the large & handsome dwelling house; two stories
high --; roomy and airy -- with large porticoes and columns
around them; built of tabbey -- Mrs Mc Neill and children
were there Capt. Mc N. having gone to Tampa this morning --
We got a good many oranges; looked with a telescope at the
houses over the river &c. We then went into the plantation-;
visited the ruins of the Vast sugar house, destroyed by the
Yankees -- an abominable piece of Vandalism; there are four
huge chimneys of brick standing the walls in ruins a large