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Bowen Collection
 
The Bowen Collection comprises greatest piece of the Tim Johnson collections. Thomas Mead Bowen was born near the present site of Burlington, Iowa on October 26, 1835. He attended the public schools and the academy at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and began his law practice in Iowa. He was elected a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1856, and then moved to Kansas in 1858. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and was commissioned a Captain in the 13th Kansas Volunteer Infantry. After being promoted to Colonel in 1863, he commanded a brigade with the Seventh Army Corps for the entire Frontier Campaign. He was brevetted Brigadier General in 1865 and relocated to Arkansas where he was appointed justice of the Supreme Court which he served from 1867-1871. President Ulysses Grant appointed him as Governor of the Idaho Territory in July 1871; he resigned from this post on August 15 and returned to Arkansas. He moved to Colorado in 1875 and was elected judge of the fourth judicial district in 1876, serving that post until 1880. He became a member of the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1882, and he resigned from that position after he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, which he served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1889. He engaged in mining in Colorado and lived in Pueblo, where he died December 30, 1906. He is buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo.
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  • Envelope addressed to Mary Vansant by R. D. Emery

    Envelope addressed to Mary Vansant

    R. D. Emery

    Envelope has a stamp, a return address, a mailing address and two cancellation stamps.

  • Letter about a mine near Del Norte, Colorado by John F. Colman

    Letter about a mine near Del Norte, Colorado

    John F. Colman

    A letter to Judge Elliot of Del Norte from Mr. Colman in which he writes about working with a vein in the mine near where Thomas Bowen had tried and failed to do so about 15 years prior.

  • Pension Certificate of Thomas M. Bowen by Ethan A. Hitchcock

    Pension Certificate of Thomas M. Bowen

    Ethan A. Hitchcock

    A certification of the pension that is to be received by Thomas M. Bowen for his service during the Civil War.

  • Certificate for brig pension for Thomas Bowen by V. Warren

    Certificate for brig pension for Thomas Bowen

    V. Warren

    A certificate that was issued in favor of Thomas Bowen for his pension.

  • Telegraph from Thomas Bowen to the President of the United States by Thomas Mead Bowen 1835-1906

    Telegraph from Thomas Bowen to the President of the United States

    Thomas Mead Bowen 1835-1906

    A telegraph to the President of the United States, William McKinley, sent from Thomas Bowen in which he tells about his military service.

  • Memo explaining bounty payment by William A. Day

    Memo explaining bounty payment

    William A. Day

    A memo from the Treasury Department detailing why George Irwin is not due any more bounty for his military service.

  • Deed of Trust between Adair Wilson and the Golconda Gold Mining Company by Alden Bassett

    Deed of Trust between Adair Wilson and the Golconda Gold Mining Company

    Alden Bassett

    A deed of trust in which the legal title of the property of the Golconda Gold Mining Company was transferred to a trustee, Adair Wilson, by the owner Thomas Bowen.

  • Proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Golconda Mining Company in Del Norte, Colorado by E. P. Jones

    Proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Golconda Mining Company in Del Norte, Colorado

    E. P. Jones

    A copy of the proceedings of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Golconda Mining Company which directed that promissory notes be given to Thomas Bowen.

  • Record of license permitting Thomas Bowen to practice law in the Territory of Colorado by Colorado Supreme Court

    Record of license permitting Thomas Bowen to practice law in the Territory of Colorado

    Colorado Supreme Court

    A license admitting Thomas Bowen as an Attorney and Counselor of Law for the Territory of Colorado.

  • Record of Thomas Bowen's admittance as an Attorney of Law by J. W. Allen

    Record of Thomas Bowen's admittance as an Attorney of Law

    J. W. Allen

    Two different records with details about Thomas Bowen's admittance and certification as Attorney in Henry County, Iowa. One record is dated 1853 and the other is over 20 years later in 1875.

  • Stock certificate for New York and Unitah Mining Company by New York and Unitah Mining Company

    Stock certificate for New York and Unitah Mining Company

    New York and Unitah Mining Company

    A stock certificate made out to Thomas Bowen from the New York and Unitah Mining Company

  • Stock certificate for New York and Unitah Mining Company by New York and Unitah Mining Company

    Stock certificate for New York and Unitah Mining Company

    New York and Unitah Mining Company

    A stock certificate made out to Thomas Bowen from the New York and Unitah Mining Company

  • Special Orders No. 610 by E. D. Townsend

    Special Orders No. 610

    E. D. Townsend

    A Special Order revoking Special Order No. 338 and allowing Col. Bowen to be honorably discharged from the service.

  • Letter to the U. S. President accompanying the affidavits in support of Col. Bowen

    Letter to the U. S. President accompanying the affidavits in support of Col. Bowen

    A letter asking the President to redeem the unjust dismissal of Col. Bowen from the service. This letter apparently accompanied the affidavits. The letter is signed, but the person doing the transcribing was unable to decipher the name.

  • Letter to Brig. Gen. Thomas Bowen from Col. W. F. Cloud by W. F. Cloud

    Letter to Brig. Gen. Thomas Bowen from Col. W. F. Cloud

    W. F. Cloud

    Col. W. F. Cloud of the 2nd Kansas offers support to Col. Thomas Bowen upon hearing about his dishonorable dismissal from the service.

  • Letter from Governor Samuel C. Crawford to President Andrew Johnson by Samuel Johnson Crawford 1835-1913

    Letter from Governor Samuel C. Crawford to President Andrew Johnson

    Samuel Johnson Crawford 1835-1913

    A letter written and signed by Governor Samuel C. Crawford, of Kansas, to President Andrew Johnson asking that Col. Bowen's order of dismissal from the service be revoked.

  • Letter about the Dubois Report signed by officers of the 13th Kansas by United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    Letter about the Dubois Report signed by officers of the 13th Kansas

    United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    The officers of the 13th Regiment of the Kansas Volunteers signed a letter regarding what they perceive as a false statement about Col. Bowen in a report written by Col. Dubois.

  • Letter of support signed by Brig. General Bowen's men in the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteers by United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    Letter of support signed by Brig. General Bowen's men in the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteers

    United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    A letter of support written to Thomas Bowen after his dismissal from his post as Brid. General of the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteers signed by the men who served under his command.

  • Application to President Andrew Johnson to convene a Court Martial on behalf of Col. Bowen

    Application to President Andrew Johnson to convene a Court Martial on behalf of Col. Bowen

    An application to President Andrew Johnson asking him to convene a court martial for Col. Thomas Bowen who felt that he was unjustly dismissed from his service.

  • Military telegraph sent to Brigadier General Bowen by J. R. Kimble

    Military telegraph sent to Brigadier General Bowen

    J. R. Kimble

    A telegraph with orders for Brigadier General Bowen to have his men ready to muster out.

  • Letter signed by soldiers under Col. Bowen's command by United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    Letter signed by soldiers under Col. Bowen's command

    United States Army, Kansas Infantry Regiment, 13th Volunteers

    Letter to the Secretary of War, the honorable E. W. Stanton, which was signed by soldiers under Col. Bowen's command in the 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteers petitioning that his dismissal be modified to a mustering out.

  • Letter announcing the dishonorable dismissal of Col. Thomas M. Bowen by A. A. Vincent

    Letter announcing the dishonorable dismissal of Col. Thomas M. Bowen

    A. A. Vincent

    Col. Thomas M. Bowen is the subject of a dishonorable dismissal after being honorably mustered out.

  • Letter from Col. Bowen requesting transportation for soldiers' wives by Thomas Mead Bowen 1835-1906

    Letter from Col. Bowen requesting transportation for soldiers' wives

    Thomas Mead Bowen 1835-1906

    Col. Bowen is asking for transportation of 8 women who are wives of soldiers.

  • Special Orders No. 116 by H. S. Kendrick

    Special Orders No. 116

    H. S. Kendrick

    A special order for Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Bowen to be relieved of his command of the 1st Brigade 1st Division 7th Army Corps so that he could muster out with his troops.

  • Envelope that contained discharge papers for Mr. Bowen

    Envelope that contained discharge papers for Mr. Bowen

    An envelope to Thomas Bowen from the House of Representatives with "discharge"written on it in pencil.

 
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