John Moore Diary
Have I got my horse?
no! July 2
Gun
Six shooter 72092 42672
Saddle bags
Blankets
Purse
overcoat
Canteen
Spurs. no!
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Jan 20th 1862
I was mustered sworn into
Confederate service
during the war at
Brenham Texas by
Col F C Wilkes—
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April 20th 1862
Government Valuation
of my horse, arms &c
Horse at 250.00
Six shooter 80.00
Gun 50.00
Saddle &c 50.00
Knife 5.00
Spurs 5.00
Total $440.00
I left Camp Carter May 1st on a sick furlough Stayed at Chapell Hill till June 1st & went home Left Burnet June 8th
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My expenses while on duty from Chappell Hill
from Burnet to Shreveport La
June 8 to Burnet 1.00
June 19 to Waco 5.50
June 20 [faded] 50
" 21[faded] 1.00
" 22[faded] 1.00
" 23[faded] 1.00
" 24[faded] 1.50
" 25[faded] .75
" 28[faded] .75
June 28th rejoined the Command at
Shreveport La
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July 29th I was dismounted at El Dorado Arkansas & sold my horse saddle bridle & spurs to S. P. Hargrove for 125.00
August 4th 1862 I left El Dorado afoot for Little Rock
September 11th I gave up my shotgun and received in exchange an Enfield rifle No 9229
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John H Huffman Dr
Aug 1st cash loaned paid [overwritten]00
Oct 8th /62 I got my shot gun back again [faded]
Nov 15 A J Huffman
To cash Paid [overwritten]00
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Nov 15 Decr 23 1862 Cr
By cash in full of [?] 20.00
Dec 23 [?] Cr
By cash in full of [?] 50.00
[sideways]
Went to Little Rock early in January 1863 to look after some clothes which had been sent me and my messmates and was lost got the clothes and during my absence the Yankees attacked the Post.
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Nov 16 Recd my
Bounty 50.00
Dec 22nd Recd 5 months & 10 days pay from Jan 20
thru June 30 127.37
Arkansas Post Decr 23rd/62
Received of John Moore One hundred dollars to be delivered to Thomas Moore at Burnet, Burnet Co Texas if no unavoidable acident occurs
C C Burns
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Jan 11th 1863. Arkansas Post and all the troops there was surrendered to the Federals. See X 1
Jan 19th/63
I attached myself to Capt Rusts Co B in Carters Regt until my Reg (Wilkes reg) is exchanged Stayed at South Bend
Jan 21 I drew a Goverment horse & bought a saddle 14.00
Bridle 3.50
on Ark river till 3-25-63
& went to Pine Bluff & Little Rock en route to Missouri
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To 1 qr paper 75
[faded account]
To post cards
Pat Patterson
To Bal in cards 2.00
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[faded]
March 24 Deposited with Mr Holly at Pine Bluff my clothing & some for C.B. & J. F. Taylor
April 15th 1862 Recd Pay up to Feb 28 Cavalry pay to July 29th 1862 & Infantry pay $1200 pr month to Feb $108.35
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X 1
Jany 13th 1863
I had my first engagement with the Federals. I and 25 of Capt Vontress Comp captured 10 Yankee prisners at Mrs Smiths place two miles above the Post while 60,000 Federals were encamped there.
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Jany 14th 1863
Major Morgan with a portion of Vontress Co & myself charged on about 200 Federals 40 miles above Ark Post They were burning corn We ran them to their boats. they turned around and went down the river a great deal faster than they came up Our loss was 2 men very slightly wounded. The enemy's unknown I think several men killed
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April 18th 1863
I entered Missouri in Gen Marmadukes Cavalry Division. Encamped at Donathan in a hard rain without tents or other shelter.
April 20th
Col Carter's Staff and Escort surprised 22 Fed Prisoners Pickets and took them all prisoners. Cornell QM. 21 Tex Cav was wounded and one more man. This occurred at daylight.
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20th 2oclock PM
Carters Regt and Pratt's Battery attacked the town of Patterson It was occupied by a Missouri Regt and two Cos at the first fire of the Battery they abandoned the town and set fire to it. We pursued them for 6 miles when we overtook them and killed 20 wounded as many more and took about the same
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number of Prisoners nearly all of this was done by Co B alone! I got 5 shots at the Feds killing two instantly. I dont know what was the result of the other 3 shots. We had none killed and but one man wounded (Lewis Green) of Co B
Apr 23rd
We got to Bloomfield 2 Wisconsin Regiments had abandoned it the day before
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April 24th
Capt Reeves' Mo. Co & Carters Escort attacked a Company that were guarding the Bridge across White water They ran them off and killed 8, wounded 5 & took 10 or 12 Prisoners
April 26th
Gen Marmaduke Shelby attacked the town of Cape Girardeau and and got repulsed. we then commenced retreating towards Bloomfield
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closely followed by the Federals.
April 27th
We still continued falling back, though in good order, Carters Regt in the rear. Rust's Co was the Rear Guard when near Whitewater river the Yankees fired into them & killed Bob Raineys horse. we stopped and formed and with Burfords Regt and Morgan a Squadron drove them back, killing
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and wounding several and captured about 20 Prisoners. Burford had 1 man killed—7 wounded—no others hurt
April 29th
Still falling back. made a stand at Bloomfield had some skirmishing with the Enemy in which they got badly whipped.
We were again attacked by the Feds in the rear
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We formed and charged them, drove them back killing some and capturing several Prisoners.
May 2nd
Entered Arkansas again and glad of to get out of Missouri We crossed the line at St Francis river We swam our horses and crossed on a pontoon bridge. I was with the Sharpshooters and fired in to the
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advance of the Feds across the river we drove them back they then brought up their cannon and tried to shell us out but they could not succeed.
May 10th?1863
Col Powell [?] USA with a Brigade & Battery made a raid from Helena Ark to Crowleys ridge and unexpectedly met Parsons Brigade. we had a skirmish with the 1st Indiana & Battery in the morning—nobody hurt.
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May—1863—
Same day at sundown the 19th & 21st with a part of Rusts Battery attacked the 5th Kansas & 10th Ill Cav at Miller's farm. we charged them where they were dismounted in the woods and had to fall back with several killed & wounded. Then the Battery opened on them and the Yankees retreated. Lt McGee of Co B & Lt Triplett of Co. G were mortally wounded & Capt Kinney of Co C was dangerously wounded but recovered The Yankees got away
See Page 1 Forward
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1864
Feb 24th. Parson's Brigade was disbanded at Marshall Texas and all the men were allowed to go to their homes. I got to Burnet March 5th and remained there until the 22nd when I started back to the Command
April 7th
Rejoined the
Command again at Marshall Texas
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April 8th 8 PM—Left the camp near Marshall on a forced march for the scene of action near Mansfield La and got there on the morning of the 10th. On the 8th our forces met Banks near Mansfield and gained a brilliant victory they drove them back several miles with heavy loss in killed and wounded. Captured about 2000 Prisoners, 20 pieces of
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Artillery and a very large number of wagons loaded with baggage QM and comissary stores &c
April 9th 1864
They fought the Federals again at Pleasant Hill defeated them and captured more Prisoners Artillery and wagons
April 12th 1864
Genl Tom Green attacked the Federal fleet on Red River about 25 miles
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above Grand Ecore and was repulsed Genl Green was killed also Pleas Fowler of Co B. He was said to have been killed by one of our own men
April 21st 1864
A portion of the 12th Texas Cavalry and Cos B, G & L of the 21st Tex Cav. skirmished with the Federals all day near Natchtoches La at night the Feds fell
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back. we had five men wounded, among them Alvin Crews of Co. B. Slightly.
Apr 22nd
The 15th Tex Cav drove the Yankees out of Natchitoches. the night before the Yankees all left Grand Ecore falling back down the river. Parsons Brigade pursued them and overtook them in camp about 5 miles below
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Nackitoch and fought them for two hours and then fell back. The Yankees then burnt two fine dwellings near there and then commenced retreating again
April 23rd 1864
Still following the Enemy. they burnt nearly every house on the road killed all the hogs, sheep and cattle they could find and took away most
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all the Negroes. We overtook the Feds again about 15 miles below and fought them awhile and then fell back as soon as we left the Feds retreated again pillaging as they went
April 24th 1864
We overtook them again early in the morning near Cloutersville. We dismounted and fought for some time when they brought up their
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Artillery and shelled us out and we fell back to the timber the 21st had two men killed in Co A. & E. and several wounded. The Yanks buried nine or more men.
April 27th
We fought again to day at Bayou Rapides 6 miles from Alexandria Burford had been fighting them with his regt all day
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and was driven back. in the evening the 21st came to his relief. we found the Feds dismounted in a point of timber ½ a mile wide we dismounted in a field and charged the Feds and drove them back clear through the timber to their horses. we had nobody hurt. the Yanks left two men dead on the ground. seven
[margin: Clever field fight]
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men were said to have been killed and wounded
May 5th At sunrise the Federals attacked the 19th Txs who were picketing on the north bank of Bayou Rapides. They were soon reinforced by the 21st and we held them in check for several hours when the 12th and Morgans Battalion
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were attacked on the opposite side of the Bayou it is said by the whole of the 13th U.S. Army Corps and were driven back up the Bayou several miles with considerable loss We then had to fall back and crossed the Bayou to help the 12th & Battalion. then the Yankees fell back burning every thing as they passed. Their loss was very heavy
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May 13th—During the past week the 21st Tx has been on picket alone. The balance of the Brigade has gone below. we have had some little skirmishing most every day, but no general engagement
May 14th 1864
The last of the Federal left Alexandria, going
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down the river. they burnt all the business portion of the town. the 21st came in early in the morning and received a most cordial reception from the citizens. they stayed but a few moments and then followed on after the Yankees and came up with their rear guard and skirmishe-
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hed awhile with them driving them before us. we then charged them and ran them over a mile to their main force, when they turned and charged us. we had to fall back. The Feds did not follow us very far. we had one man wounded and one taken prisoner. We captured 9 Prisoners and killed and wounded several.
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while running back my horse ran against a tree and mashed my knee, and I had to leave the command and come back to Mr Sutton's where I remained until the 18th and rejoined the Command again at Bayou de Glaize on the 19th the day before there was a general engagement. The loss was heavy on both sides at night both parties occupied
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the same ground they did when the fight commenced. This ended the campaign in the valley of Red river
June 18th
Parson's Brigade was ordered back to Texas. they started and had crossed the Sabine where they received orders to go back to Louisiana again. the 12th 19th and Battalion went back the 21st did not receive the orders
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until we got to Hempstead, and then they were countermanded. July 20th
I left the camp at Brenham and came home on detail. Remained at home until August 26th and then came to Austin to gather mules. Remained there until Sept 15th and then went home
Sept 20th Left Burnet to rejoin the Regiment
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went by Austin Georgetown Belton Marlin Springfield Fairfield Palestine Henderson & Shreveport Stayed there until the 11th Oct. and then started to Washington Ark. to Oct 14th
met the Regiment at Dooley's ferry
15th were ordered to Camden got there on the 18th, 19th started to El Dorado, got there
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on the 21st. 22nd left Eldorado for Marie Saline on the Ouachita river stayed at that place until the 31st Oct when we started to Princeto Johnsville. Stayed there until in Decr when Co B was sent out on picket between Monticello & Pine Bluff. stayed there for two weeks and then went back to Johnsville.
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Jany 3rd 1865. The 21st started back to Texas again. went via Moro Eldorado Homer & Minden to Shreveport, where we stayed until the 19th and then came to New Salem Texas
Feb 12th Left camp near New Salem and went to Crockett where we turned over our guns and drew short Cavalry Enfields and then
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went to Calhoun's Ferry on the Trinity
Feb 27th I left camp & went to Bu on a furlough to go home and get a horse
March 5th arrived at Burnet. Stayed at home until March 31st and then left for the Command.
April 4th
rejoined the Regt again near Navisota. 6th Co B was detached from the
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Regt and sent to Waverley in Walker county to picket for deserters & CC Stayed there until the 19th and then started back to the Regt—22nd
got back to the Regt again at Groce's Retreat. Left there on the 27th and went by Navisota and Milhouse to Little Brazos. May 20th
we left camp on Little Brazos for Washington Co on the 21st. The 21st Tx Cavalry is disbanded
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started to their homes. Co B went to Austin, got there on the 24th and on the 25th was disbanded and all the men went home. I arrived at Burnet on the 27th weary and disheartened by the failure of gaining our independence after serving three years four months and seven days in the Army & undergoing all the
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privations hardships and exposure and dangers of a soldiers life and at the end to know that it was all in vain and that I have accomplished nothing by it Alas!
John Moore
Co. B. 21st Texas
Cavalry
I remained quietly at home attending my business until
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August 9th when I was arrested by Capt Emmons 1st Louisiana Cavalry U.S.A. and taken with my Father to Austin, where we put into jail without any investigation or charges against us and kept there
October 27th when I was released by giving $1000 bond to appear at the next term of the District Court in Burnet County to answer the following charge, "John Moore arrested in Burnet Co Aug 9th at the request of of Union men men as a dangerous character and terror to law abiding citizens & one one of a gang of desparadoes who ruled the country at the time of his arrest"
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Decr 5th I took the Amnesty oath prescribed by the President of the U.S. and was registered as a legal voter in Burnet Co.
Decr 19th
During the past week the District Court was held in Burnet Co and the Grand jury did not find any thing against me and I am now free again.
Decr 24th Left Burnet and started to Kimball
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in Bosque County, got there on the 24th & started and stayed there until Jan 3rd when I returned home
Jan 17th 1866
Left Burnet on a collecting tour and went to Llano, Gillespie Co Ft Mason, camp San Saba, San Saba town Cherokee and back to Burnet on the 28th
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Jan 29th I went into a mercantile business with A R Johnson at Burnet
weight of Hides
1300
7800
Sept 7th 1866
I dissolved partnership with A R Johnson
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Sept 15th 1866
I went into a partnership with Capt G. R. Freeman at of Austin to carry on a mercantile business at Mormon Mills.
Oct 5th/67
Dissolved Partnership with Freeman
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Subscribed for the Gazette Sept 15th 1866
Ledger March 1 1867
Democat May 22 1867
2
Scout on Grand Prairie—
Left Hospital at Pine Bluff Ark about Sept 5th 1863 with Lt Buck Walton and about 20 men on a scout in the rear of the Federal General Steele who was advan-
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cing against Price in front of Little Rock.
Sept 10th
We ambushed a party of Yankees who were returning with a load of corn with a small Cavalry Escort. They were crossing a bridge on the Wattensaw Creek when we fired into them. They jumped off the wagons like turtles on a log. just then some one called out the Yankees had gone after our horses
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which we had left about 200 yards in the rear. We ran back and found it was a false alarm and we went back and found one dead mule and another big female with harness on which they left. The Yankees left hurriedly and at a house near thear they told us we had hurt several
Sept 12th
We had another skirmish with a party of Yanks who had
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left the main column We killed two and captured 4 Prisoners who told us that Little Rock was captured. we left them and overtook the Command at Arkadelphia on the 16th
Forward to 3
1
We remained on Crowley's Ridge till about the 1st of June. A portion of Co B was sent on a scout in the neiborhood of Helena Stayed about a week and then rejoined the Command again at Pine Bluff Ark and left there about the 20
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of June and went down on the Miss river near the La line. had some skirmishing with gun boats and transports.
July 5th, we heard of the Fall of Vicksburg and then returned to South bend on the Ark river. Stayed there until in August most of the Command was down sick with chills and malarial fevers. About the 1st of Sept the Regt went to Pine Bluff and I went to the Hospital with the chills
Back to 2
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3
Camp Bragg near Arkadelphia—Oct 15th 1863
We stayed here resting for about a month and then Lt Buck Walton with about 50 men of the 21st left on a scout around Pine Pluff, was out about 4 weeks but did not accomplish much and returned to Camp Bragg, left about the 1st of Decr for Camden, remained there to Jan 1st, when the Brigade left for Pine Bluff. This was the coldest weather I ever saw. I was almost barefooted and if I had been Infantry would have
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made "bloody" tracks on the frozen ground. got a pr of Boots for $100.00 In about two weeks left for Shreveport La. Stayed there until February and then went to Marshall Texas.
[?] back to #A
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Cash Cr
By Alexander for
Domestic 6 50
Kelly for Dom 6 35
Sox 1 00
Sampson Dom 10 00
John Moore for Sox 3 00
26 85
John Moore for
making 10 [?] sox 3 65
50 00
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John Moore Dr
To Allens account 5.00
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Cr
By cash pd 71
17.35
88.35
Alexander for Dom 6.50
Kelly for Sox 1 00
Sampson for Dom 10 00
John Moore for sox 3 00
Kelly for Sox 6.35
23 85
132 40
156 25
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John Moore—
Baker
1 keg @ 35
Joe McG
1 trap 20
J Brantley
Scoop 5
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[?] Paid 40
Keg Paid 45
oil can
for Domestic 6.50
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John Moore
[paid accounts, overwritten]
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Mrs Burmore
Sprinkler
Ink &c 60
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Cash Taken in
Sept 30 of Posey 5 75
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Dead 21st
Capt Branch Co A
Privat Robt Rainey Co. B
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Sept 10th
Recd of Scott
Pankey for Dom 7 00
of McMillen 7.00
for Buckskin 25
" Bacon 1 40
" R[?] 2 20
[overwritten: Paid]
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1866
Decr 16th C Dorbaut Cr
By 5$ currency 3 50
" 31 By 50c Specie 50
Feb 12 6 girths 3.98
$7 98
Apr 1 Breck Thomas Dr
To cash sent for Ledger 2.00
" 24 M. N. Corker Dr
To cash lent 10 00
[overwritten: Paid]
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Sept 7th 1866
List of accounts which have been transferred by A R Johnson to me.
Amt
Paid Thomas Moore 25 75
Paid C Dorbaut 7 98
Paid Elias Jackson 2 25
Paid Jacob Lacy 13 05
Paid Frank Lacy 22 10
Paid Mormon Mill 5 00
Paid Wm E Wooton 3 10
Josiah Wills 3 00
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1866
July 10 Mart Bold Dr
To cash Lent 2 50
1 plug Tobacco 25
Aug 25 John Altman
To 1 plug Tob 25
" Tom Johnson
cash loaned 1 00
Sept
Lum Brazeale
Bal of acct pd by me 6 60
Tom Woodard
Order from Brezeale 5 00
[all overwritten: Paid]
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Sept 18 S. M. Bingham Dr
To cash lent 1 00
" Ewing Lacy Dr
due 2 Bu Wheat for
a hat 2 50
" 18 W H Roper Dr
Bal due on acct 50
cash pd John Panky 2.50
Oct 16 John Posey Dr
To 1 stake rope 1 00
" 18 To cash lent 50
[all overwritten: Paid]
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A. R. Johnson left with Smith
for tanning 9 goat skings 1 panther skin
4 yearling skins & 1 calf skin
Feb 20 1866
Mar 17 Borrowed of
Capt Blackburn $212 00
[overwritten: Returned]
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1866
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1866 Amt Collected
Jan 19thJulius Oatman
$1200 in goods at Llano
$12 00
" 20 Lewis Dickson
100 head Cattle @ $500 00
" 24 Wm J. Miller
3 beef stears 30 00
" " Wm D. Reed
2 Beaves 20 00
" " Alfred Connor
2 Beeves 20 00
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Marion Coon
Jan 24 4 Beeves $40 00
1 pr Saddlebags 6 00
" " N. Taylor
2 Beeves 20 00
Oct 20th/66. I bought from Gus Green, a sorrel horse 7 yrs old branded, J.2. for $100.00
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Welch
Wicker C
Wicker E.J.
Woodward
Yitt Hans
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May 15. Lewis Lily Dr
Paid To cash loaned Paid $5.00
[further accounts, overwritten Paid]
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Pvt Crews Burnet
" Crass
" Coop
" Cox Coryelle's
" Casey
" Davis
" Dawson J. H. Hood Co
" Dawson J. W.
" Dossey T.
" Flowe
" Foster
" Grantham
" Green L.L.
" Green G.E. Burnet
" Howard Burnet
" Ivy
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Pvt Lacy Burnet Co
" McCarty Bexar Co
" Matthew
" Miles Joe Matt
Pitts
Randle
Rainey Dead
Raven Austin
Riddell Galveston
Robinson
Russell New Mexico
Smith Dead
Sockwell
Tomlinson Ft Worth
Wallace
Weatherford T[?]
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Capt. Walton Austin
Lt. Lee Colorado
Lt. Crosby Blanco
Lt. Luckett [?]
Sergt Moore Waco
" Carpenter Sequin
" Cleveland [?]
" Espy Dead
" Smith Dead
Corp'l Wooten
" Campbell
Pvt Tyars
Pvt Baldridge
" Bawcon Burnet
" Blum
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[remainder scribbled and stricken]
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- (5335) [writer] ~ Moore, John
SOURCES
John Moore Diary, DL1145, Nau Collection
