urn:taro:utexas.cah.00888 A Guide to the Barr, Davenport, and Murphy Records, 1808-1811 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. April 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Barr, Davenport, and Murphy Barr, Davenport, and Murphy Records 1808-1811 Materials are written in French and English. 1 inch Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Records concern the disposition of M. Edward B. Murphy’s share in the firm of Barr, Davenport, and Murphy in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Historical Note

In 1798 Peter Samuel Davenport entered into partnership with William Barr, Luther Smith, and Edward Murphy under the name House of Barr and Davenport, and the firm soon secured a monopoly on trade with all Texas Indians from the Spanish government. Davenport became the local agent for the business and in time established his headquarters in the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches. In 1810, as the sole surviving partner, he continued to operate the enterprise on his own and became independently wealthy.

Scope and Contents

Records concern the disposition of M. Edward B. Murphy’s share in the firm of Barr, Davenport, and Murphy in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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Index Terms Subjects Murphy, M. Edward B. Natchitoches, Louisiana. Barr, Davenport, and Murphy (law firm). Business. Preferred Citation

Barr, Davenport, and Murphy Records, 1808-1811, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2B41 Records, 1808-1811