Burkett, Nathan Boone, Reminiscences, 1895

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Burkett, Nathan Boone, Reminiscences, 1895

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Comprising a typescript of an autobiography, the Nathan Boone Burkett Reminiscences, 1895, discusses Burkett's experiences as a soldier, surveyor, and hunter as told to his son-in-law John T. Hogwood.

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Burkett, Nathan Boone, 1820-1898

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Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Nathan Boone Burkett (1820-1898) was the son of David Burkett, a family friend of Daniel Boone. In 1829, Burkett moved with his family to Texas, settling in Dewitt’s colony. After the Burkett family fled during the Runaway Scrape of 1836, they returned to the colony, which was invaded by the Mexican Army in 1842. Burkett became a scout in Captain Mathew Caldwell’s ranger company in the Texas Army, fighting in the Battle of Salado Creek in 1842, before he settled...