Margaret P. Evans Account Book : [collection] : 1896-1903.

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Margaret P. Evans Account Book : [collection] : 1896-1903.

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Collection consists of a single ledger book compiled by Margaret P. Evans, the wife of John Evans, first governor of the Territory of Colorado (1862-1865). Margaret P. Evans was a well-known philanthropist, helping to found the Denver Orphans Home and the Denver Branch of the YWCA.

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Evans, Margaret P., 1830-1906

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Evans, John, 1814-1897

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John Evans (1814-1897), born in Ohio, studied medicine and settled in Indiana, but moved to Chicago in 1848 to accept the chair in obstetrics in Rush Memorial College. He was appointed governor of Colorado Territory and moved to Denver. From the description of Letter: to the Honorable Solomon Foot, United States Senate /by John Evans, Governor of Colorado Territory, 1865 Aug 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127574 Second territorial governor of Colorado, 1862-1865; appo...