Henry C. Bowen papers 1860-1889

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Henry C. Bowen papers 1860-1889

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/4064

The papers consist of correspondence, circular letters, clippings, U.S. Customs accounts of distilled spirits, a sworn statement of Bowen's abolitionist beliefs, and other personal and professional papers belonging to Henry C. Bowen, a collector for the Internal Revenue Service. and founder of the Independent, an abolitionist magazine. Correspondence is predominantly outgoing and discusses both personal matters and professional issues relating to the Independent and his work for the Internal Revenue Service. Notable recipients include Gordon Lester Ford, and his wife, Emily Fowler Ford

.1 linear foot (1 folder)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313533

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Ford, Emily Ellsworth Fowler, 1826-1893

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Emily Ellsworth (Fowler) Ford (1826-1893), a granddaughter of Noah Webster (1748-1843) the lexicographer, and daughter of William Chauncey Fowler (1793-1881) a professor of rhetoric and oratory and English literature at Amherst College (1838-1843), grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved to Brooklyn, New York in late 1853 upon her marriage to Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891), a businessman and lawyer. Ford came from a prominent family, well-connected within both social and literary ...

United States. Bureau of Customs

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Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896

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Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891

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Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891) was a businessman, lawyer and collector of Americana. He practiced law for much of his life but his main interests were business and real estate investment. He was president of the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad from 1852 to 1856 and director or investor in several other railroads. He also served as U.S. Marshall in southern New York, collector of internal revenue for the third collection district, commissioner of deeds, and business manager of the N...