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1790's in Arkansas any input? « Thread Started on Apr 30, 2009, 10:53am »
I am new to the Colonial period I do know just a little bit about the western fur trade era not much though hahaha ........anyhow since I live in Arkansas I would like to focus my persona along the lines of a English/American trader/hunter/farmer etc mixed with Indian influence in the early to late 1790's in Arkansas........... my own blood lines run English/Indian (Choctaw, Cherokee, Kiowa)/German mostly with a small amount of others mixed in here an there so I would like to keep my persona along these lines also...........as well as I have made a living to some degree as well in farming, hunting/guiding, an some making of crafts an selling them too.......
so my question is............
Does anyone know of any information I can use to reference my persona or use in finding more info. on weapons, clothing, travel modes or farm equipment etc used by or found in Arkansas at this time period???........most everything I find is referring to the northeast or TN/KY or Ohio river areas
Thank you for any an all help looking forward to meeting y'all an hearing from everyone
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Re: 1790's in Arkansas any input? « Reply #1 on Apr 30, 2009, 11:30am »
Hello and welcome to Colonial Backwoods!
Best place for you to start is researching and reading about the history of Arkansas Post. There is quite a bit of information on the web concerning it's history. You will find mainly French and Spanish influence.
As far as indian influence, Quapaw, Caddo and Osage were all present in Arkansas during the early 1700's.
During the mid to late 1700's, English trappers and traders based out of the Carolina's began making encroachments into the area seeking to take over the trade with the Quapaw that the French had established.
By the way, what part of Arkansas are you in? I live in Benton just SW of LIttle Rock.
"No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson
Joined: Apr 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 4 Location: Arkansas
Re: 1790's in Arkansas any input? « Reply #2 on Apr 30, 2009, 11:45am »
I am in west central near Mena area.......I have found some reference to the Choctaw Cherokee an couple other nations moving into Arkansas in the late 1700's but other than a artical about pro English attack on Arkansas post I have not found anything other than mentions of French or Spanish in Arkansas
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Re: 1790's in Arkansas any input? « Reply #3 on Apr 30, 2009, 11:48am »
The early French explorers Marquette and Jolliette traveled into Arkansas in the 1600's. Arkansas Post became the center for trade and missionary work among the Quapaw in the area. The journals of their explorations is available on-line, but at the moment I don't have the web address with me.
"No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson
reading through some of this article you sent me I found this statement.....
Early in 1787, 20 Americans from Louisville were reportedly trading with the Delaware on the St. Francis River.
which at least shows me there was some Americans in the area I am interested in anyhow so my persona will not be too much of a out there idea.... Thanks I will keep on reading an see what more I can find in other places to back up more on this statement again thanks
Re: 1790's in Arkansas any input? « Reply #6 on Sept 30, 2009, 10:31am »
Just passing on some advise that was given to me. Pick up Morris S. Arnold's The Rumble of a Distant Drum and Colonial Arkansas 1686-1804. These are both a must-read. As Morgan stated, as of the 1790s, most of the stuff going on were taking place at Arkansas Post.
There is an old story about some old Native American silver mines out there toward Mena that the Spanish found. They were amazed to find the silver there more pure that what they known in Europe. As the story goes, they hid the mines and could never find them again once they returned. I just heard of this once so I'm uncertain if anyone's mined silver out of the Caddo Mts. It could just be myth as well. I'm not certain.
Just as a side note. I have family in Menu and Board Camp. And a lot of my ancestors worked the land around Caddo Gap.
I just started seriously researching the French in early Arkansas so if you need any help please feel free let me know. We'll learn together. Hope this helps.
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