Jacob Wentworth Rogers diaries and papers, 1841-1900.

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Jacob Wentworth Rogers diaries and papers, 1841-1900.

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The bulk of this collection consists of holograph diaries kept by Rogers (1857, 1863-1864, 1866-1867, 1868-1874, 1876-1893, 1895-1896, 1898-1900). In addition there are newspaper clippings, holograph notes and correspondence from Civil War years, Rogers's 1841 resolution on conduct, and biographical essays about the 1849 trip that Rogers and his wife made to West Union and an account of the life of an Oscar Wentworth Rogers (relationship uncertain).

.75 linear ft. (2 archives boxes)Diaries, 31 v.

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8033818

Iowa State Historical Society

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Rogers, Jacob Wentworth, 1820-1900?.

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J.W. Rogers was born in Moultonboro, N.H. In 1843 he emigrated to Wisconsin and in 1849 he and his wife (Sarah Jane Simons Rogers) moved to what would become the town of West Union in Fayette County, Iowa. In West Union Rogers engaged in the real estate business and was a leader in many of the activities surrounding the settlement of the town and county, including a movement to secure a railroad and building the first school house. He was active in the Republican Party until he changed his loyal...

Rogers, Oscar Wentworth.

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Rogers, Sarah Jane Simon.

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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 38th (1862-1864). Company F.

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