and pointed out to him the direction across the prairie, there being no roads or bridle paths. Thence he and his party of three or four men travelled southwest, making their own trail to the southwest in search of the home of Captain William Becknall.

They passed about one mile north of what is now known as Sivley Hill on Highway No. 5, east out of Clarksville, and something less than a mile south of the present village of Madras -- travelling on southwest they passed north of the village of Clarksville about one mile, passing the northeast corner of James Latimer's field. It was here that Mr. Crockett met and talked with a man by the name of Britian [*], who lived at Clarksville. Mr. Britian, after talking to Mr. Crockett, came on to the village of Clarksville and reported to Mrs. Isabella H. Clark the fact of having talked with David Crockett.

Mrs. Clark, knowing at the time that the wild Indians were on the warpath, at once had her horse saddled and went out to James Latimer's home and took up this trail which again intersects the old Trammel Trace, which he had reached the day before, after having crossed to the south side of Pine Creek. As formerly stated, Mrs. Isabella H. Clark and Miss Jane Latimer, afterwards Mrs. D. K. Jamison, followed to Capt. Becknall's residence. They turned him (Crockett) back from Becknall's, after Crockett had remained there for a few days waiting for recruits to escort them on to join Houston's Army or Colonel Travis at San Antonio.

[* Likely William Brinton. See footnote, p. 11]