Harris family papers, 1795-1875, (bulk 1836-1852).

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Harris family papers, 1795-1875, (bulk 1836-1852).

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Correspondence, financial, and legal papers briefly document four generations of the Harris family. A 1795 letter from John Harris to Elizabeth Harris provides a glimpse of late-18th century farming in America. Eight letters to John B. Harris include correspondence from his grandfather, Lewis Birdsall, and his brother, DeWitt Clinton Harris. A letter from Leland J. Cox records Cox's disillusionment with women. Twelve financial documents from 1836 to 1867 include receipts, merchandise orders, a Sabrina City Company Stock Certificate, and a bill of sale for a slave, illuminating the family's business dealings in Texas. Legal documents consist of an 1851 affidavit in which David Harris certifies his knowledge of the business operations of the A. Briscoe & Co. store during the Texas Revolution, and an 1875 lawsuit between Theodore Keller & Co. and John Goodrich Harris.

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Birdsall, Lewis, 1770-1843

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Lewis Birdsall, the son of Benjamin Birdsall, married Patience Lee in 1790 in Columbia County, New York. Their eldest of five children, Jane, was born in 1791 followed by Maurice Lee, Egbert B., Eliza, and Lewis A. In 1800 the family moved to Seneca County, New York, and settled on a farm between Waterloo and Seneca Falls. Jane married John Richardson Harris in 1813. After meeting Moses Austin while living in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, the Harrises decided to emigrate to Texas. While Jane returne...

Harris, John Briscoe, 1821-1867

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Sabrina City Company

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Harris, David, 1795? -1841?

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Theodore Keller & Co.

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Harris, John Goodrich, b. 1850

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Cox, Leland J.,

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Harris, DeWitt Clinton, 1814-1861

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DeWitt Clinton Harris was born on July 17, 1814, the eldest child of John Richardson Harris and Jane Birdsall. In 1833, he and his mother traveled to Texas and settled in Harrisburg. Not long after arriving, Harris became involved in the growing hostilities between the Mexican government and American settlers. In 1835 he, along with merchant Andrew Briscoe, was imprisoned by Mexican customs officials at Anahuac. In the Republic of Texas, Harris served in the early Harris County and Harrisburg go...

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Harris, John, b. 1760

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