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Harris Counly, 1822-1845
ers, cottoncards, and crockery were listed Murray's Grammars,
Walker's Dictionaries, slate pencils and lead pencils, gilt buttons,
lace, silk vests, flour, sugar, salt, and ordinary groceries.10
ford, John Alley, William, John, and George Hall, Chas. Cavenia, Joseph
Sampierre, Saml. Low, William Chase, James Danly, Saml May, May &
Low, David McCormack, Mrs. Alsbury, Isaac House, Saml. C. Chance,
Lawrence Ramey, John C. Keller, Jas. N. Phillips, Cornelius Smith,
Thomas J. Pryor, G. B. Jameson, H. Chrisman, Smith Bailey, Henry
Jones, Daniel Shipman, Thomas Newman, Knight & White, Silvester
Bowin, L. Smither, Harrison Williams, James Pevehouse, Thomas Bar-
nett, James Smith, John B. McNutt, Solomon Bowlin, Geo. S. Penticost,
Geo. Thrasher, Edward Robertson, Alexander E. Hodge, Henry E. Brown,
John McNeal, Freeman George, A. T. Knauff, Smith Robertson, John
Lawrence, James Bailey, Samuel Pharr, Walter 'C. White, Mrs. Bradly,
George Huff, O. H. Stout, John Austin, Ephraim Fuqua, John McLaren,
James Moore, John Bradley, Wm. Morton, Arche Hodge, William Barnett,
Allan Larison, P. Andrew, Henry Williams, James Norton, James Hinds,
T. Farmer, John Gates, Hinton Cartes, Wiley Martin, Jesse Vance, Thos.
B. Bell, Joseph Mims, 1. C. Peyton, Robert Spears, Jesse H. Cartwright,
Nichols McNutt, W. D. C. Hall, William Barrett, Peter Duffield, W. S.
Hall, Eli Mitchell, George W. Brown, John W. Moore, White & Harris,
Israel Waters, William K. Wilson, William Scate, Capt. Wm. Roberts,
George Williams, Mrs. Powell, Francis M. Johnson, Wm. Vince, Wm. J.
Russell, T. K. Murrey, Mathew Roberts, Judge Tunnell, David Carpenter,
T. Alsbury, Job. Williams, Philo Fairchild, Thomas Slaughter, Saml.
Highsmith, James Thompson, Andrew Robinson, Jas. Knight, Jas. W.
Woodson, Saml. Kenneda, Wm. Kingston, O. Jones, Richardson & Davis,
Isaac Vandoren, Border, Saml. 0. Pettus, A. Kimble.
"The following items from the Texas Gazette cast some light on the
economic development of the county: "We take pleasure in announcing
to the inhabitants of Austin's colony, that the entire Machinery for the
Steam Saw Mill at Harrisburg has arrived in Trinity Bay from New
Orleans, in the schooner 'Ann Elizabeth.'
"Much credit is due Mr. David Harris, brother of, and administrator
of the estate of the late John R. Harris, deceased, the original proprietor
of the Mill, for his perseverance in furthering the undertaking, and we
hope ere long of hearing of its being in active operation, when our citi-
zens will be able to supply themselves with building timber at a low
rate, and at the same time the present proprietors will be amply re-
munerated for their trouble and expense." March 13, 1830.
"June 5, 1830, a postoffice has been established at Brazoria, and we
understand that another will be established at Harrisburg in a short
time."
July 22, 1830. "The Steam Saw Mill at Harrisburg of Messrs. Wil-
son and Harris is in operation and works very well."
July 31, 1880: "Sloop Alabama, Captain Lovejoy, arrived at Harris-
burg from New Orleans, will leave for Matamoras with cargo of plank
from the saw mill."
On July 10th, 1830, an advertisement states that "Enoch Brinson of
San Jacinto Bay has opened a house of private entertainment, also a
blacksmith shop." And on October 3, the same years appears the card of:
"G. B. Jameson, Attorney and Counselor at Law-San Felipe de Aus-
tin." G. B. Jameson afterwards became a soldier of the Revolution, and
perished in the Alamo after having sent out to General Houston impor-
tant communications and plans of that fortress.203
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