CIVIL WAR COTTON TOBACCO BROKER SLAVE OWNER RICHMOND VA HARRIS LETTER SIGNED '44

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Here’s An
1844
Autograph Letter Signed by
ALFRED TURPIN HARRIS, SR.
(1799 – 1883)
CIVIL WAR and ANTEBELLUM COTTON and TOBACCO BROKER IN POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA FOR THE MANCHESTER COTTON and WOOL MANUFACTURING Co., AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
CIVIL WAR ERA RICHMOND CITY COMMISSION MERCHANT, OPERATING UNDER THE COMPANY NAME OF “
ALFRED T. HARRIS & SON
,”
SLAVE OWNER – HELD FOUR (
4
) FEMALE SLAVES and TWO (
2
) MALE SLAVES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ACCORDING TO THE
1850
FEDERAL CENSUS,
DIRECTOR OF THE BANK OF VIRGINIA and MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA IN THE 1840s,
-&-
FATHER OF CIVIL WAR CSA SGT.
ALFRED T. HARRIS, JR., WHO SERVED IN THE
13
th
VA BATTALION OF LIGHT ARTILLERY and RECEIVED A FULL PARDON FROM PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON FOR TAKING UP ARMS AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
!
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HERE’S A CIVIL WAR ANTEBELLUM AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY HARRIS, WRITTEN ON THE INTEGRAL LEAF OF A STAMPLESS FOLDED LETTER COVER,
1½pp
., DATED AT RICHMOND, JUNE 14
th
,
1844
TO ROBERT L. BROWN AT VARIETY MILLS, VIRGINIA CONCERNING THE SHIPMENT OF TOBACCO, and PRICES ON PARTICULAR LEAVES.
The address leaf bears a red ‘RICHMOND Va.’ CDS POSTMARK, and 12 CENT MANUSCRIPT POST OFFICE RATE.
The letter measures 8” x 10” and is in very fine+ condition for its advanced age.
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES RE ALFRED TURPIN HARRIS, SR.
Spouse
Mary Catharine Brander
Father
James 1772 Harris 1798 md Obedience Turpin
Mother
Obedience Jefferson Turpin
Children
Alfred Turbin (Gr 8)
Birth
3 Sep 1799 Richmond City, Virginia
Death
18 Aug 1883 White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Burial
Hollywood Cemetery, 412 S. Cherry St., Richmond VA (Plot P)
Alfred Turpin Harris
was born on
month
day
1799, at
birth place
, Virginia, to
James Harris
and
Obedience Harris
. He lived in a beautiful mansion in the City of Richmond, designed by architect W. M. Poindexter.
Alfred
had 6 siblings:
Thomas Marcellius Harris
,
Mary Ellen Harris
and
4 other siblings
.
Alfred
married
Mary Catherine Harris
on
month
day
1835, at age 35 at
marriage place
, Virginia. They had 4 children:
Julia Talley
and
3 other children
.
Alfred
passed away on
month
day
1883, at age 83 at
death place
, Virginia.
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Slave Records –
1840
US Census
Name: Alfred T Harris
Home in 1840: Richmond Ward 3, Henrico, Virginia
Total Free White Persons
5
Total Slaves
7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
12
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Fugitive slaves in the "Daybook of the Richmond Police Guard ...1834-1844
March 11th
1843: Slave “Lewis”
belonging to Alexander Brander is runaway, he is a small black fellow 25 years old blue roundabout and pantiloons of Kentucky Jeans and a cap that fits him rather tight has a wife at …
Alfred
T Harris Reward
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