PUBLIC "-//Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society//TEXT (US::vicahi::vicahi00100::A Guide to the John Samuel Harris Papers, 1869-1889)//EN" "vicahi00100.xml" A Guide to the John Samuel Harris Papers, 1869-1889 MS 178 Miranda Burnett © 2024 By Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Margaret Marsh, 07 August 2024 Description is in English A Guide to the John Samuel Harris Papers, 1869-1889 A Collection in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society MS 178

Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society. All rights reserved. 2024 Miranda Burnett Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Descriptive Summary Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society John Samuel Harris Papers, 1869-1889 MS 178 Archive Room File Cabinet 1 folder. English Harris, John Samuel Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

John Samuel Harris Papers, MS 178, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. H. H. Harris, Jr., 26 June 1989

Biographical/Historical Information

John S. Harris (1847-1901) lived in Batesville in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was primarily a farmer, but ran a store selling primarily beef and mutton. He served two terms in the Virginia Legislature from 1887 to 1894.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a small account book from 1869 and a store ledger from 1885. The rest of the collection is receipts from Harris' farming and tobacco activities. An 1889 letter from Charles B. Yager of Free Union, Virginia details county election politics.

Index Terms Persons: Harris, John Samuel Family Names: Harris family Subjects: Ledgers (Account books) Financial records Geographical Names: Batesville (Va.)