Bowie family papers, 1847 and undated.

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Bowie family papers, 1847 and undated.

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The Bowie Family Collection includes a bill of sale for various house furnishings, stamped covers from business and personal correspondence, as well as an autograph letter signed from Evan Lyons (1806-1876), a miller and business associate of Bowie. The bill totaling $257.70, due 13 Feb. 1847, was for purchases of furniture and building materials, such as curl maple banisters, flooring, shingles, and rosewood chairs. Written inside of the folded sheet is a memorandum from an agent of John L. Pascoe (b. 1810) noting the sum was withdrawn from Bowie's account. The six envelopes are addressed to Bowie, with postmarks from Alexandria, Leesburg, and Georgetown; one has a heading from the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad. The letter from Evan Lyons on 29 Nov. 1847 refers to a breach in the canal preventing boats from reaching Edwards Ferry and describes an alternate route.

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Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail Road Company

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Pascoe, John L., b. 1810.

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Bowie family.

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Robert Gilmor Bowie (1808-1881), the son of Colonel Washington Bowie (1776-1825) and Margaret Crabb Johns (1774-1840), was born in the District of Columbia. He later served as a civil engineer on the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company, which began construction on its line in 1855. According to the Board of Director's fourth annual report, issued in Oct. 1856, Bowie and another member of the engineering corps were to head contracts for cross-ties between Alexandria and Fairfax Cou...

Bowie, Robert Gilmor, 1808-1881

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Lyons, Evan, 1806-1876

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