Name/Title
Henry Raguet [Cover]Description
Circa 1873 – 1877 cover addressed to “Col Henry Raguet / Care of Raguet & Logan / Marshall / Texas.” Postmarked "FARMDALE / JUL 12."Context
Henry Raguet, early Nacogdoches merchant and member of the Committee of Vigilance and Safety, made a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana (probably in February 1833), where he became acquainted with Sam Houston and John M. Durst, who induced him to make a trip with them to Texas. They reached Nacogdoches sometime in March 1833, and Raguet accompanied Durst to his ranch home on the Angelina River. After deciding to make his home in Texas, he returned to Ohio by way of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he made the acquaintance of a struggling young merchant, William G. Logan, to whom he described Texas in such glowing colors that Logan also decided to move to Texas. The Raguet and Logan families proceeded together to Nacogdoches, where the firm of Logan and Raguet began its mercantile business. On December 10, 1835, Raguet was appointed treasurer of the Nacogdoches Committee of Vigilance and Safety; later he was chairman. On February 9, 1837, he was appointed postmaster of Nacogdoches.
Raguet retired in 1852 and continued to live in Nacogdoches until 1873, then moved to Marshall, where he received this cover. Correspondence in the Henry Raguet Family Papers, 1786-1935 (Briscoe Center for American History) includes letters from Sam Houston to Anna W. Raguet, (daughter of Henry Raguet), whom he sought to marry, but without success.