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Becknell, Wm. Volunteer Company of Mounted Rangers
Red River County
Enlistment from Apr 28, 1836
May 28, 1836 [A10]
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A Muster Role and inspection Returne, of a Companey of Mounted Volunteers, Raised and Organized 25 Miles
South of Red River, Raised for the Protection of the Frontiers of Texas, having no Laws or Rooles to go by,
we formed a Constitution to govern the Companey, and proceeded to Duty, on the 28th Day of April 1836, Elected
the following men for officiers to Command the Company,
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3 Commissiond officiers When joind Guns Horses When Musterd to Remarkes
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1 Wm Becknell Capt April 28th 1836 1 May 28th 1836
1 Thos Hill 1st Lieut April 28th 1836 1 May 28th 1836 1st Lieutenant sick
1 B.J. Jeffers 2nd Lieut April 28th 1836 1 May 28th 1836
5 NonComis officiers
1 M.W. Mathus 1st Sergt April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
1 J.C. Smeley 2nd Sergt April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
1 Joseph Gess Corporal April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
1 Abner Hill Corporal April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
1 Thos Dresser Corporal April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
44 Privets
1 Barclay Ballard April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
2 James Box April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 James Box absent Furlough
3 A.C.C. Baley April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
4 J.B. Hill April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
5 Andrew Willet April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 Andrew Willet sick
6 John M. Watson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 Absent with leave
7 James Gahagan April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
8 W.H. McBee April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
9 A.S. Young April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
10 George Clapham April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
11 Ancel C. Peck April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
12 Daniel Davis April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
13 Calaway Davis April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
14 E.M. Hill April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
15 J. Hefflefinger April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
16 Lewis C. Denison April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 Lewis C. Denison sick
17 James A. Jeffers April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
18 Wm. Hill April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
19 John Nugent April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
20 Thos. A. Hill, Jur. April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
21 Samuel Jeffers April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
22 Richard, Overton April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
23 David D. Bruton April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
24 John Gess April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 John Gess absent on buisness
25 Wm. A. Becknell April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 Wm. A. Becknell on buisness
26 John C. Becknell April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 John C. Becknell absent on buisness
27 Wilson McCrory April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836 Wilson McCrory absent on Furlough
28 Benjm. Bruton April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
29 Philip Jackson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
30 John Jackson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
31 George W. Cox April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
32 I./J.H. Johnson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
33 B.C. Johnson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
34 Quintis C. Nugent April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
35 Elisha Bruton April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
36 Isac Wilson April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
37 Miles Reed April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
38 I./J.G. Wright April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
39 Joseph Reed April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
40 W.H. Hopkins April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
41 James Ward April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
42 Preston Bland April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
43 Isac Tylar April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
44 Jerdon Ward April 28th 1836 1 1 May 28th 1836
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49 Men Total guns 49 Horses 52 Term of Sirvice 31 days in the Remarkes,
Total Total
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52 Agragate Amount 49 52 31 days
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As a Volunteer Company of Mounted Raingers
Without authoriety or Commission, Sir, we offer
oure Services to gaurde the North Westerne Bound
ary of Texas, to the Sabine and Trinity. Should
it meet youre approrbation you will please
Commission the officiers Chosen and Issue
youre orders which will be strictly obeayd
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I certify this to be a true Muster Role, and inspection Returne of the Company under My Command,
May 28th 1836,
Gen Samuel Houston, Commander in Chief of, Wm Becknell, Acting Capt [1]
The Texan Armey of the Comp_ Com_dt
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Transcription Notes:
- Hand-drawn muster roll form.
[1] Not Capt's signature, as compared with signature on back of Republic Debt 4149, 2nd Class,
for payment received.
- Transcribed from microfilm [A10] by H.D. Maxey, June 1997.
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