David B. Henderson papers, 1862-1920.

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David B. Henderson papers, 1862-1920.

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Collection consists of: booklet on Congressional districts (113 p.); handwritten tribute to Henderson; 8 pages of diary entries (1862); 14 congratulatory letters on the occasion of Henderson's retirement; 3 letters of condolence following Henderson's death; newspaper clippings; a resolution from the 31st General Assembly related to ex-Union soldiers and employees of the capitol building; a wedding announcement and a calling card; and a letter from James Henderson to Mrs. Samuel Peaslee (1920).

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Henderson, David Bremner, 1840-1906

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Born in Old Deer, Scotland on March 14, 1840, David Bremner Henderson emigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Winnebago County, Illinois, in 1846. They moved to Fayette County, Iowa. The family lived in what became known as Henderson Prairie a few miles west of Postville. In 1849 he attended the common schools and then Upper Iowa University at Fayette. Henderson was a leader in organizing a company of students at the beginning of the Civil War. They enlisted in the Uni...