Descriptive Summary
Hanrick, Edward
Hanrick, Edward Papers
1831-1869
Materials are written in English.
1928
3 1/2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Correspondence, land titles, legal
papers, clippings, and maps of Edward Hanrick, merchant and soldier. Papers concern
Hanrick’s activities relating to the operation of the Alabama Land company as well
as land transactions in Texas.
Biographical Note
Edward Hanrick, of Waco, Texas, was a merchant, soldier, and lawyer, well known from
New York to Galveston in the early to mid 19th century. In addition to purchasing
some land in Texas, Hanrick was a member and trustee of the James C. Watson Co. of
Columbus, Georgia, a firm trading in Creek Indian reservations. He was a resident of
and attorney in Montgomery, Alabama, where he also handled numerous land
transactions. Hanrick also spent some years in Washington, D.C., where he conducted
business with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Other facts about Hanrick include that he attended the Democratic Convention at
Charleston in 1860, was against secession, and engaged with others in
blockade-running operations with sugar during the Civil War. Hanrick died around 1866.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, land titles, legal papers, clippings, and maps of Edward Hanrick,
merchant and soldier, concern Hanrick’s activities relating to the operation of the
Alabama Land company; land transactions in Texas; Horse Shoe Ned column from the
Montgomery Mail dealing with the Democratic
conventions of 1856 and 1860; conditions of the Confederacy; and letters of
character to clear Hanrick for supposed indebtedness.
Papers relate to agriculture, commerce, government, military affairs, politics, and social affairs.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Austin, John, 1790-1859
Bagby, Arthur P. (Arthur Pendleton), 1794-1858
Barrell, Charles, 1784-1863
Carpenter, Daniel
Chilton, William P. (William Paris), 1810-1871
Hoxey, Asa, 1800-1863
Mix, Charles E.
St. John, Samuel, 1813-1876
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Subjects (Organizations)
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Subjects
Democratic National Convention (1856 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Democratic National Convention (1860 : Charleston, S.C.)
Land use
Land titles--Registration and transfer
Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places
Mobile (Ala.)
Montgomery (Ala.)
Washington (D.C.)
Nacogdoches (Tex.)
Waco (Tex.)
Washington County (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
Edward Hanrick Papers, 1831-1869, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2D268
Correspondence,
1831-1867
2D268
Legal papers,
1832-1869
2D268
Land papers,
1832-1834
2D268
Account papers,
1833-1839
2D268
Maps
2D268
Clippings