Richard Harris was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence. There were several residents of Mecklenburg County named Richard Harris, and Victor King was unable to pick out which man could have possibly been a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence when he wrote his book in 1956.

Documentation

(1) King, Victor C. Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775. Charlotte, NC, 1956.