. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . d to various public trusts. He was oneof the State commissioners to survey and lay oft* aroute for the turnpike from Chambersburg to Pitts-burgh, also for improving the Susquehanna, in thecourse of which the commissioners descended theriver below McCalls Ferry. When the Assembly ofthe State decided to remove the seat of governmentto Harrisburg, Mr. Harris was selected as one of the 502 HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. commissioners for fixing the location of the capitolbuildings p
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . d to various public trusts. He was oneof the State commissioners to survey and lay oft* aroute for the turnpike from Chambersburg to Pitts-burgh, also for improving the Susquehanna, in thecourse of which the commissioners descended theriver below McCalls Ferry. When the Assembly ofthe State decided to remove the seat of governmentto Harrisburg, Mr. Harris was selected as one of the 502 HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. commissioners for fixing the location of the capitolbuildings preparatory to the removal. During the mill-dam troubles, in 1795, Mr. Harriswas one of the party of prominent citizens who finallytore down the Landis dam, the site of which was inthe lower part of the city, and to which was attributedmuch of the sickness then prevailing here. He wasone of the first to rush into the water, and it was saidthat he was then laboring under an ague chill, butnever^aftenvards had a return of it. During the War of 1812-14, Mr. Harris was ap-pointed paymaster of the troops which marched to. ROBERT HARRIS. Baltimore, and acted as such at York, where the sol-diers were discharged. He was elected to Congress and took his seat in1823, and by a re-election served therein until the 4thof March, 1827. On one of the occasions he broughthome with him a picture, made before the days ofdaguerreotyping, of the celebrated John Randolph,of Virginia, representing him on the floor of theHouse of Representatives enveloped in a large coat,extending his long, lank arms and his bony finger ashe pointed it at Henry Clay and others in the courseof his impassioned and sarcastic harangue. Mr. Harris served in Congress during the Presi-dency of John Quincy Adams, and of course knewhim. When Gen. Taylor, as President, was in Har-risburg, Mr. Harris was appointed to deliver theaddress of welcome on the part of the the subsequent intercourse with Gen. Taylorhe obs
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