Possible Clues:

• Take a message
• Mark in the margin
• Tiny bit (NOTE: The hidden generals in last week's puzzle were: (North) Grant, Sher-idan, Meade, Cus-ter, Burns-ide, Sherman, and Hook-er; and (South) For-rest, Early, Pic-kett, Stu-art, Longs-treet, Jacks-on, and Lee.)
• Quickly note
• Make note of, with 'down'
• Quickly take down
• Quickly write (down)
• Old fencing American's taken out for scrap
• Note
• Quickly put down