The document summarizes a boy's journal entries from 1822-1824 describing his family's journey and experiences settling in Austin's colony in Victoria, Texas. They had a difficult start with cattle dying from the cold weather and a ship sinking with their supplies. However, his father's crops did well, allowing them to fully pay for their land. The years got progressively better with no Indian attacks and a growing cotton business. His father was happy with the choice to immigrate and settle in Victoria.

1. My time in Austin’s
colony
Julian Mendez
Witherspoon-1
11-18-11

2. intro
Today my father said that we were going to one
of Austin's new colony's.
Most of the family was terrified of Indian attacks
but are father convinced us so we left.
I really did not want to leave are home.

3. intro
So today we set of in the levelly it has been an
extremely hard trip so far but I feel we will get
there saftly.

4. 1822
Are new colony is called Victoria it is extremely
bountiful.
The lively has not come yet and winter is coming
soon I really hope it comes soon we need new
supplies.

5. 1822
Its really cold and some of are cattle has died but
we should be thankful are naber has lost most of
his cattle .
So far its been a bad year with all the snow.

6. 1823
Today we got news that the lively sank.
It was pretty sad scene it met we weren't going to
get are supplies.
But the good news is my father had a huge
bumper crop so we made a hole lot of money.

7. 1823
Today my father converted are family to
Catholicism and he said soon he was going to
convert are family to be Mexican citizens.
My father keeps bringing me to the field I don’t
want to but it makes him happy.

8. 1824
My father just made are last land payment he
was so happy .
And we made a another bumper crop in cotton .

9. 1824
So now my father had officially owned his 1920
acres of land.
And there was no Indian attacks this year thank
god .
It has been a good year my whole family is
happy.

10. p5
So my father decided to stay here in Victoria.
He talked about how it was such a good choice
to come here.

11. p5
He also said from those 1000$ in his bed we
made 1869.4$ it was a good year here.
From this to this.

12. Resources
First Last. texas.
Photograph.
medium, log caben
village.
hariweinsheimer. tide
lands. N.d.
Photograph. Medium kratochvil petr. contry
side. N.d. Photograph.
n.p.