The following document, which will no doubt be of interest to your readers, was recently sent me by Mr. John Moore of Waco. He found it among his father's (Dr. Thos. Moore) papers. Dr. Moore was the only citizen of this county whose property was confiscated by the Federals, and in company with the following named citizens was thrown in prison at Austin and kept in a loathsome dungeon where they came near dying from suffocation: Maj. C. Dorbandt, Wm. Wooten, Sam Tate, and John Moore.
John Moore was among the first of the volunteers from this county that joined the Confederate Army. He made a fine record as a soldier.
The document published below will show that all the patriots were not Confederate soldiers, and the assurance of the men who signed this paper made everyone feel that his family would not suffer during his absence.
Signed. A. R. Johnson
The document reads as follows:
We, the undersigned citizens of Burnet County, pledge ourselves that the families of all those who enlist and go into the service of the Country in the existing war, from Burnet County, shall be taken care of, and we pledge ourselves that the said families shall be provided with the necessaries of life during the absence of the husband or father as the case may be in the service of the Country.
Burnet, Texas, December 1864.
[names alphabetized by transcriber, and notes about the individuals, which were made by A.R. Johnson at the end of the article, have been incorporated into the table to make it easier to read]
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C. C.Arnett |
Éwas a Methodist preacher and one of the best men that ever lived in the County. |
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C. G. Baker |
-- |
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D. C. Barmore |
Éwas at one time Judge of this county and later Judge of Brazos County. |
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Welburn Barton |
...was at one time County Judge of Burnet County, and has many descendents now living in this section of the state |
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D. Beasley |
-- |
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S. M. Bingham |
-- |
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James Boyles |
-- |
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Josiah Brantly |
Éwas our mail carrier from Austin to Burnet in early days. |
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Wm. S. Carothers |
Édonated the present site for our public school building. |
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J. Davis |
-- |
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M. A. Feild |
Dr. M. A. Feild is a resident of the Sage community at the present time and is still practicing his profession. He rendered great service to those in need during the war. |
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R. H. Flippin |
Éwas County Commissioner of Burnet County several terms, served in the Confederate army, and is still an honored citizen of this community. |
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William G. Hall |
Éwas a farmer and his son, Cul Hall, still resides in the county |
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John Harvey |
Éwas an early settler of Burnet County and was one time Surveyor of the County. He was a San Jacinto veteran. |
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F. P. Hibler |
-- |
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Warren J. Hill |
Éwas my wife's father. |
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S. E. Holland |
...is the oldest living resident of Burnet County. He moved here in 1848. He is a Mexican War veteran and one time was a member of the legislature from Burnet and Lampasas Counties. |
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Thos. W. Hunt |
Éwas one of the pioneer merchants of Burnet. |
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C.C.C. Kavanaug |
Éwas one of my best friends. |
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Red. R. Kelly |
Éwas in the army and was with me in Kentucky and Tennessee. He was quartermaster Sergeant of the Partisan Rangers. |
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William Lamb |
-- |
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John M. Moore |
-- |
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Thomas Moore |
-- |
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T. W. Moreland |
S. W. Moreland was father of J. C. Moreland of this county and was an excellent citizen. |
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J. O. Norred |
Éis still alive and resides on Hairston. He is a prince among men. |
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Wm. O'Hair |
-- |
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Jos. Olney |
Éwas a farmer and stock raiser, and the father of J. T. Olney of this place. |
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D. C. Reed |
...was County Commissioner of this County for several terms and was the father of T. S. Reed of Beaumont, and J. W. Reed of this place. |
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John Rowland |
Éwas a pioneer blacksmith of Burnet. |
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James H. Smith |
-- |
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A. J. Stanford |
Éwas a farmer and stock raiser. |
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J. P. Thomas |
Éwas at one time Justice of the Peace of this precinct. His wife and daughter still reside here. |
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Samuel Williams |
-- |
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Jacob Wolf |
Éwas a frontiersman and a great hunter. |
