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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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