In a message dated 9/26/00 10:58:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Matthaw@aol.com
writes:
<< where did ol' scratch come from to signify Satan >>
Beats me. It's just one of those nicknames I've been reading in
folktales all my life -- Ol' Nick, Ol' Scratch, and others. I'm sure you
could look it up in folklore references somehow, if you wanted to.
Steve Long