Papers, 1844-1972 ; (bulk 1844-1902).

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Hanna family. Papers, 1844-1972 ; (bulk 1844-1902).

Papers, 1844-1972 ; (bulk 1844-1902).

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Business and personal correspondence, business records, legal documents, newspapers, and printed material, documenting members of the Hanna family, plantation and business owners of Robertson County, Tex., particularly James Scott Hanna (1819-1886), a South Carolina native who came to Texas in 1850. Includes records of Hanna's business dealings, particularly his cotton plantation on the Brazos River, and documents relating to land transactions, slaves, and sharecroppers, including Chinese immigrants; together with records of Hanna's involvement with the extension of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad prior to the Civil War, and business records associated with Hanna's son-in-law, Eber S. Peters, of Calvert, Tex.

1.6 linear ft.

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