The Texas Rangers with Pay Voucher for Service in 1836 exclusive Louisiana through Nacogdoches

Louisiana through Nacogdoches

by the United States General Land Office

Before 1800 the vast interior reaches had only been seen by a handful of Europeans including Cortez and LaSalle

outlines for the first Texas counties as well as wagon roads – including the El Camino Real which ran from Natchitoches

On February 19th

The Texas Rangers with Pay Voucher for Service in 1836 exclusive Louisiana through NacogdochesThe Texas Rangers were founded in 1823 fourteen years before Texas' independence from Mexico was even declared. Their skill soon won them recognition as the most efficient and least expensive way to protect the Texas frontier, thin out desperados, bring in cattle rustlers and bootleggers and restore order in boom towns. Their traditions, toughness, and esprit de corps quickly won the Rangers worldwide fame and continuing respect. The pay voucher