Raguet, Henry, 1796-1877

Henry Raguet (1796-1877) was born in Pennsylvania. After serving in the War of 1812, he moved with his wife, Marcia Ann Towers, to Cincinnati, Ohio and set up a business. After going bankrupt, he met Sam Houston and John Durst in New Orleans and took a trip with them to Texas, which induced him to move there. He and his wife settled in Nacogdoches, where ha and William G. Logan, a Mississippi immigrant, set up the mercantile firm of Logan and Raguet. Raguet went on to serve as treasurer and then chariman of the Nacogdoches Committee of Vigilance and Safety and postmaster of Nacogdoches.

From the description of Raguet, Henry, family papers, 1786-1935. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 69666617