Papers, 1870-1888.

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Papers, 1870-1888.

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Correspondence, mainly personal, from family members and friends written to Bower while he was in California. Topics include comments on North Carolina education and politics and the results of the state and national elections for 1876. Also included are letters from people who had migrated to Texas, California, and Oregon, and a broadside on the burning of the Davenport Female College (Lenoir, N.C.) and efforts to raise money for rebuilding.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Bower, Mr. (William Horton), 1850-1910

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Lawyer, teacher, state Representative and Senator, and U.S. Congressman, from Lenoir (Caldwell County), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1870-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19242664 ...

Davenport Female College (Lenoir, N.C.)

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