Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: George C. Harris Papers (Z/0452).
Creator/Collector: George C. Harris; and others.
Date(s): 1863-1864.
Size: 0.30 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff; Allyson Hartling, 2024.
Provenance: Gift of unknown donor; prior to 1961.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Rights and Access:

Access restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Publication rights: Copyright assigned to the MDAH. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Reference Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the MDAH as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of the copyright in items created by the donor. Although the copyright was transferred by the donor, the respective creator may still hold copyright in some items in the collection. For further information, contact Reference Services.

Copyright notice: This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred citation: George C. Harris Papers (Z/0452), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Biography:

George Carroll Harris

George Carroll Harris was born in March 1836 in LaGrange, Tennessee, the son of Celestia Whitaker and Elisha W. Harris. By 1858, Harris was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church, and just two years later he was ordained a priest by Bishop Otey. He served as Rector of Holy Trinity Church in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1858-1862. He served as a chaplain in the Confederate Army from 1862 to 1865, and as one of the editors of the Banner of the Church from 1871 to 1881. He served as Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1871 to 1881, before moving later that year to a grand home named Mont Helena, located three miles north of Rolling Fork in Sharkey County. 

Reverend George Carroll Harris married Helen Scrymgeour Johnstone (1839-1917) on August 20, 1862 in Madison County. The couple had three children: George Parsons (1865), George Carroll, Jr. (1867-1927), and Helen (1870-1933). Reverend Harris died July 2, 1911, and Helen S. Johnstone Harris died on November 19, 1917 at 78 years. They are both are buried in Mound Cemetery, in Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Mississippi.

 

Scope and Content Note:

The collection consists of several passes provided by the Confederate States of America to George C. Harris and his wife, Helen S. Johnstone Harris, a receipt concerning a large sum of money, a certificate of exemption from military service, and a statement from Dr. F.E. Gordon of Mobile, Alabama.

 

Series Identification:

The collection contains five items of interest, particularly passes provided by the Confederate States of America to George C. Harris and his wife for traveling abroad as prescribed by her doctor. There is a receipt concerning a large sum of money, a certificate of exemption from military service, and a statement from Dr. F.E. Gordon of Mobile, Alabama.

 
Box List:

Box 1
Folder 1: Pass, Confederate States of America, George C. Harris, December 28, 1863.
Folder 2: Receipt, George C. Harris and George M. Barber, February 26, 1864.
Folder 3: Statement, George C. Harris to Confederate States of America, April 6, 1864.
Folder 4: Certificate of Exemption and Special Pass, June 20, 1864; September 12, 1864.
Folder 5: Statement of Dr. F.E. Gordon regarding Mrs. George C. Harris, October 24, 1864.

 

 

Passes and receipts of Reverend George C. Harris of Madison County.