William Plunkett Harris papers 1828-1849

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William Plunkett Harris papers 1828-1849

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00065/00065-P.html

Financial and legal papers document the life and career of William Plunkett Harris in Texas between the years 1833 and 1843.

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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,

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William Plunkett Harris was born on February 27, 1797, in Cayuga, New York, the second child of John Harris and Mary Richardson. With partner Robert Wilson he owned and operated a number of ships on the Mississippi River between 1826 and 1830. In 1830, Harris and Wilson journeyed to Texas to present large claims agains the estate of William's brother, John R. Harris. Harris participated in the Anahuac Disturbance in 1832 and was active in the provisional government serving as chairman of the com...