Quarter Master Scott. Please help identify the "QM Scott", who came December 1864 or Janurary 1865 to Palo Pinto County TX to purchase cattle. He was accompanied by 45 men to help corral the cattle that he "purchased" with ONLY a quartermaster's receipt.
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My abstraction of the Mar 22, 1865 entry for my 2-page article in my book is:
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Scott, _, Mr; Mar 22, 1865 entry; Hitsons reported that Scott and 45 men from East Texas gathered beef steers, and paid them with ONLY a quarter master’s receipt
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Mar 22, 1865 entry in Samuel Pearson Newcomb's JOURNAL, 1865-1873:
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Late this morning Charles Hitson returned to this place after an absence of 2 or 3 months. John Hitson also came up with him from Palo Pinto. They say that a man from the eastern part of the State by the name of Scot with forty-five hands is up in this country gathering beef steers, and giving them nothing in return except a quarter master's receipt. The people of their country have been badly treated at different (sic) times in a manner simular (sic) to the above or worse. As the people of the frontier have been taken into the Confederate Serouce (sic), the people of other parts of the country appear to think that they can come up here with their threats to report the frontier men to the Confederate Serouce (sic) and force him in to any measure they please. The frontier men are not quite as easy excited as they were at first, as they have lost some of their beef steers which is their only dependance (sic), the only product of this country.
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Hitson entries for my 2-page article
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Hittson, Chs, returned from Weatherford after 2 or 3 months (Mar 22 entry)
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Hittson, John, of Palo Pinto, going to Camp Cooper; left with wagon for lower country; returned from Parker County; wounded by Indians; 12-yr-old son, Jessey, wounded by Indians
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Hittson, Martha Brown, sick
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Hittson, Wm., drove in a large herd of cattle; wounded by Indians
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Hittson, Hitson, entries for my 200-page Name Index of 1,046-page book.
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HITTSON, Charles, b-1831 MS; m-Sarah; Roberts' 11th Inf, Co I (1864-1866, Ft Davis, Step Co TX)
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HITTSON, Jessey, b-1856 TX; 1860 PPin cen p336 (1864-1866, Ft Davis, Step Co TX)
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HITTSON, John Nathan "Cattle Jack," b-1828 AR; m-1851 Rusk Co TX to Selene Frances Brown; 1860 PPin cen p336 (Step Co, TST)
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HITTSON, Martha (Brown), b-1838 AL; m-1854 Rusk Co TX to Wm. Hittson (1864-1866, Ft Davis, Step Co TX)
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HITTSON, Wm., b-1834 TN; m-1854 to Martha Brown, m,2-1890 to B.J. Young (Palo Pin Co, TST)
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See my "Diary1865" web page where I have displayed typescript pages.
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/Diary1865.htm
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http://www.tshaonline.com/lshl/texhisdocs08k.html
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Again please help me locate a quartermaster of East Texas named :Scott" who was active in late 1864 and early 1865.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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