urn:taro:utexas.cah.02207 A Guide to the Harrison County, Texas, Records, 1840-1860 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. January 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Harrison County (Tex.) Harrison County, Texas, Records 1840-1860 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Typed transcripts of Harrison County Clerk records comprise the Harrison County, Texas, Records, 1840-1860. Historical Note

Located in northeastern Texas along the Louisiana border, Harrison County was inhabited by Caddo Indians before the arrival of Spanish explorers in the 16th century. American settlers received the first Mexican land grants for the area in 1835. After the Texas Revolution, the population grew and the Congress of the Republic of Texas officially established Harrison County in 1839, naming it after Texas revolutionary leader Jonas Harrison. The town of Marshall was founded in 1841 and became the county seat one year later. Settled largely by Southerners who replicated their cotton-plantation society in Texas, Harrison County had the most slaves of any Texas county by 1850 and was also one of the most agriculturally productive.

Source:

Campbell, Randolph B. “Harrison County.” Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed January 13, 2011.

Scope and Contents

Typed transcripts of Harrison County Clerk records comprise the Harrison County, Texas, Records, 1840-1860. The papers include schedules of property, indentures, appraisals, and the will of Isaac Van Zandt.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Van Zandt, Isaac, 1813-1847 Subjects Deeds -- Texas -- Harrison County Slavery -- Texas -- Harrison County -- History -- 19th Century Places Harrison County (Tex.) -- Archives. Harrison County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th Century. Preferred Citation

Harrison County, Texas, Records, 1840-1860, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2R34 Transcripts