Trip to the West and Texas comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5.

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Towns in Texas--Spanish villages--Mexican garrisons--Texas--mechanics--Texas and Cohahuila united--courts of law--professional men--unlawful punishments--salt lake--negroes indented--boundaries of Texas--general appearance of the country--rainy season--roads and carriages--emigration. 196