Harrisburg (Texas) Stock Certificate, 1839

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Harrisburg (Texas) Stock Certificate, 1839

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The Harrisburg (Texas), Stock Certificate, 1839, documents the sale of 400 shares of consolidated stock from the town of Harrisburg to Robert Wilson.

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Town of Harrisburg, Texas

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Surveyed by Francis W. Johnson in 1826, the city of Harrisburg (Harrisburgh until 1892) in Harris County, Texas was burned by the forces of Mexican general Santa Anna in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. By the following year, the town had recovered and was incorporated. In 1839, Harrisburg and Hamilton were consolidated, bringing the population to around 1,400. Robert Wilson (1793-1856), the recipient of the stock certificate, joined John Richardson Harris in developing...

Wilson, Robert, 1793-1856

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Businessman, soldier in the Republic of Texas army, and congressman, of Harrisburg, Tex. From the description of Robert Wilson collection, 1835-1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956436 English seaman, son of Lt. James Wilson, R. N. of Brixham, Devon,who was the author of "A dissertation on the rise and progress of the modern navigation". From the description of Elements of navigation: containing all necessary instruction for keeping a ship's reckoning with t...