Date Original
1813
Description
Folder contains six promissory notes due to listed individuals upon receipt of Ragan's first payment as a Missouri or Ramsey's Ranger.
Biographical/Historical Note
No concrete information found on Thomas Ragains, however, Ragains, all payees and witnesses are listed in the War of 1812 Service Records as members of various volunteer ranger companies from the Missouri Territory. While most historians minimize the western skirmishes against the Indians fighting for the British, the British involvement was limited but effective in obtaining the help of certain tribes of native Americans to harass, rob and destroy the small American settlements on the frontier. When war was declared, the Americans began an extensive effort in creating networks of forts and military stations across the frontier. In the Missouri territory, Americans built or created over forty-five forts and raised militia groups and Missouri Rangers. Attacks by Indians didn't end in the Missouri territory till 1817, two years after the war was over.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.036.025
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Missouri or Ramsey's Rangers promissory notes, SMC.036.025
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Missouri or Ramsey's Rangers promissory notes, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
