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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
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