The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913 Page: 288
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Dugald McFarlane was about five feet ten inches in height, well
proportioned and strongly built, of fair complexion, light blue eyes,
light brown hair tending toward auburn; his habitual expression
indicated firmness of purpose, tempered by tenderness and kind-
ness. He was perfectly erect, had a military bearing, was dignified
but genial in manner, very strict as to morals, veracity and all
good conduct. He was a born commander, whose men were drawn
to him by the strong ties of confidence and friendship. His latter
years were passed at Brazoria, where he had many friends, and
there, in March, 1861, at the age of sixty-four, he breathed his
last. Thirty-one years of his eventful life had been given to Texas,
and this period was just completed on the eve of another eventful
era in the history of his adopted land.
Dugald McFarlane was not only a colonist of Texas, a soldier
and officer in her armies, and a law-giver of the Republic, but he
was also a thoroughly successful teacher, a man of letters, and
a pioneer journalist-a man of versatile talents, such as go to
make an ideal citizen. He kept a diary, and therein were recorded
details of thrilling historical events in which he had borne a part.
His participation in the revolutionary war of 1836 and again in
the war between the United States and Mexico caused writers of
history to consult him when preparing their records. He corre-
sponded with Brown and with Robinson on these subjects. He
was intensely interested in all public matters, and contributed to
newspapers and magazines, especially to papers published at Mata-
gorda and Brazoria. Among these were The Democrat and The
Planter, and the consolidated Democrat and Planter. In the
Columbia Democrat, published every Tuesday by E. H. Cushing,
may be found a "Chronological Index of Texas History," the
careful work of his hand, signed "Dugald."'
In partnership with his son-in-law, Joseph Theall, he published
at Matagorda The Chronicle of the Times. His interest in
Masonry induced him to contribute to The Masonic Signet and
Journal. Among his contributions to The Chronicle of the Times
was a series of sketches called "Rumpled Records of a Buckskin
Budget," which were copied from that paper by The Democrat.
The name suggests adventure, sport, pioneer life in plenty, and
would no doubt reveal pen pictures of the times and tell us much
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913, periodical, 1913; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101058/m1/296/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.