John P. Ferrell to McArdle, September 1885
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Note: This transcription retains all the author's spelling without the customary insertion of "[sic]" to note misspellings.
Buckhorn Austin County Sept. th 1885
H A McArdle Dear Sir I will in my feble
way do the best I can[.] [T]he Brest work was made
of brush[,] sand bags and aparahos or pack sadles[.]
The ground in frount was a litle roling[.]
Gen Houston wore a black suit of brod [broad]
Clorth badly worn and the other oficers
was badly drest[.] [D]eaf Smith was drst in
Mexican Stile and looked like one and wore
a Mexican Sumbrro [sombrero] and aroad [rode] a Spanish pony[.]
I state hear that the Twin Sisters was
6 Pound Iron[.] [T]]he wheels was just lik the rest
of them made at this date[.] [T]har was but five
of the other oficers mounted[.]
[T]he uniforme of the Mexicans oficers was
very geordy [gaudy] of read and yellow[.] I do not no
of any of the old Mexican arms but I
will see if I can find one for you[.]
As for flags I do not think we hod any[.]
[T]he Mexican flag I do not recolict now[;]
older ones will no[.] I will send my liknes
taken in 1875[.] My hite is 5 feet 8 inches
Complection fair[,] hair lite[,] eyes lite Blue[.]
Dress on that occasion pantalons[,] both lages [legs] of[f]
to the nees [knees]-Shirt Slives both gon an
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