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1849 Jany 2d. Capt C. "I don't want to send for them"

 Assunwah not far off — my young men will go for you & perhaps they will come." 

Capt. C. "I [[underline]] will [[/underline]] not send."
 
Assunwah. "They are near & will come in if you send for them"
 
Capt. C. "Do not repeat the offer — Were they outside of that door I would not [[underline]] ask  [[/underline]] them in to save my life. You will insult me by repeating your request. I have nothing more to say to you & you had better go home with your people. I go with the first fair mind."

Jany 4th. Pack up for a start — turn over the fund to the store except [[?]] present which I leave for Bowlegs with F. H. Emathla. Both Payne and Darling have been kind and polite. Payne especially is a respectable man.

Jany 5th. Off for Tampa and on 
Jany 8th at 10 m. of 6 PM reach Ft Brooke in time to escape a severe & cold storm & rain which began at 10 oclock — had slight hemorrhage early this morning as we entered Sarasota pass but did not stop.

Jany 12th  Receive letter from A.G. Off dated Dec 29. 1848 putting me on "Indian Duty" in Florida.

For some time I have thought of going to Cuba where I should be as well or better off for climate & be learning the Spanish language and have [[underlined]] some [[/underlined]] society - in lieu of this vile population of Tampa which is worse than utter isolation. I did not suppose that such base people (American) were to be found this side of the W. & S.W. frontier but I fear all frontier or pioneer people are alike vile tho' differing in mode of villainy. I shall now give up my "leave" [[insertion]] 6 mos [[/insertion]] to go abroad and stay home, and try to avert a war and possibly remove these Indians peaceably. This is better than perpetual "sick leave" and if I can achieve this object I may then retire on full pay forever with an easy conscience.

Jany 20. Cotsa fixicón mother in "on a spree." Wonderful physique for such an aged female. Her performances nearly incredible. She drinks a bottle of whisky & dances around a fire, burning her things, till midnight and then drops asleep [[underlined]] sub [[?]] [[/underlined]] till morning when she rises as the lark !