James Gower family papers 1860-1881

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James Gower family papers 1860-1881

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James H. Gower was an Iowa City, Iowa businessman and entrepreneur in Iowa's formative years of the 1840s. In 1874, he extended his business interests to Lawrence, Kansas--interests continued by his son-in-law, Justin DeWitt Bowersock. Included is an 1879 letter to Gower from his son Robert concerning his father's business affairs. The papers contain two Civil War letters from Gower's son James O. Gower of the 1st Iowa Cavalry--one in which he describes the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas and encloses a copy of Confederate General Thomas Carmichael Hindman's address to his soldiers preliminary to the battle.

.25 linear ft (1 box)

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University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Gower, James H., 1807-1879

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James H. Gower was an early pioneer of Iowa City, Iowa, who served in 1844 as a delegate to Iowa's first constitutional convention. The six children born to Gower and his wife were sons James Otis, John H., Robert H. and Charles H., and daughters Mary C. and Hebe. As a leading Iowa City businessman and entrepreneur, James H. Gower operated the Gowers' Land Agency in partnership with his sons. During the Civil War, his son James served in the 1st Iowa Cavalry, which was engaged in ba...

Gower, James O., b. 1834.

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Gower, Robert H., b. 1844.

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Gower family.

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Hindman, Thomas Carmichael, 1828-1868

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