Captain French person
also known as: Captain French
Summary: Rancher or boss who rounded up his cow-punchers and lectured them about marrying.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (5)
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this city
cited from Captain French, of the W… (1891)others here believe those fits to have
been simply an outlet of his pure cussedness,
under the guise of drunkenness, and still further
believe that his recent murderous freak was of
the same nature and from the same cause, in-
sanity only …
owned
cited from A bill of sale to the NAN cattle with… (1888)
at Davis’ mill
a few days ago. The brute fled.
A bill of sale to the NAN cattle with
ranches, houses and cattle of other brands be-
longing to James W. Patrick and George F.
Patrick, purchased from the Lassaters has been
recorded. It conve…
cited from Last Saturday night there was stolen from… (1888)
Last Saturday night there was stolen from
the WS ranch a sorrel thoroughbred stallion,
16 hands high. Captain French will pay a re-
ward for the recovery of the animal and $1,000
for the arrest and conviction of the thief. The
animal is believed…
worked_for
cited from at Bill Bates’ ranch in Bear Valley, where they… (1891)
another posse
from the C. A. bar ranch. The house was sur-
rounded and the prisoner was told to talk to
Tom Hall which he did, telling him the house
was surrounded and he might as well surrender,
which he did with the use of a great de…
cited from Captain French rounded up all his cow-… (1888)
Captain French rounded up all his cow-
punchers and told them if they intended to
marry this year that it was time they were at
it, as he was tired of their running around every
Sunday when they should be branding maver-
icks. Dap.
Sources (5)
A bill of sale to the NAN cattle with… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Captain French rounded up all his cow-…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Last Saturday night there was stolen from…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
at Bill Bates’ ranch in Bear Valley, where they… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Captain French, of the W… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details