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Pettus, Samuel O. New Orleans Greys
List of massacred at Goliad on
Mar 27, 1836 [some escaped]
Col. Fannin, Jr. Comm.
nd. [A2, Section C]
Dep: Goliad
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Muster Roll Capt Pettus Compy. "New Orleans Greys"
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Name Rank Remarks
Saml. O. Pettus Captain Virginia
Charles J. Carrier S.C.
J M. Bass Conn:
Isaiah Dickerson (Noah) Up Canada Issued No 10 1/3 Lea 13 June 1850
George W. Gillan Penn Issued No 6 dated 28th May 1850 1/3 Lea
Francis H Grey Scotland issued No 53 1/3 Lea Appd June 7th 1851 1/1 L
Geo: Green Engd.
William Harper Ireland Issued Goliad 1/3
E.S. Heath Mass.
Wm. G. Preusck La
J P. Riddle Pa.
Charles Sargent Mass.
Geo: Voss Germany
James West Pa.
John Wood S.C.
Allen O'Kinney Va.
Dennis Mahoney Ireland No 55 Issued June 7th/51 1/3 league
Noland Wounded & afterwards massacred
Stewart Hill
Wm. L. Hunter Va. Escaped
John Reese Wales do
Nathan R. Brister Va. appt. Sergt Major
William Brennan Escaped
Robert C. Morris La. Killed with Grant
Riddell Saml. Killed with Fannin[2]
Maily [? 1]
[affixed, verso preceding leaf 61 ------------------]
16 1/2 (3)
Adjutant Generals Office
Austin June 9th 1855
I certify that the name of R J Scott appears
as a private on the Original Muster Roll of the
Company Commanded by Capt Pettus who was
massacred with Col J W Fannin March 27th 1836
and that his name should have appeared on the
Roll of Said Company furnished by this Department
to Commissioner of Genl Law Office.
In testimony whereof I hereby set
my hand and affix the impress
(impress) of my Official Seal this the
day and year last above
written
James S. Gillett
Adjt Genl
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Transcription Notes:
[ ] Notes added to transcription.
[?] Original difficult to read.
[1] Small signature at the bottom of most pages of A2 rolls.
[2] In a different hand.
- Name within parentheses "()" in NAME column is in a different hand.
- Land certificate notes were added later. The few notes started in name column have
been transcribed in right-hand column.
- Hand-drawn muster roll form.
- Transcribed from MUSTER ROLLS #1 1850, Texas General Land Office, Austin [A2],
photocopy, H.D. Maxey, 10/16/97.
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