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Citation:  [Identification of Item], E. W. Bowers Papers, MC109, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

Creator Sketch:

Eugene W. Bowers was a district clerk of Clarksville, Red River County, Texas and a noted researcher and collector of early Texas history.  Bowers is most regarded for his 1888 publication: A Whole People Indicted.

Scope and Content Note:

This collection contains both financial and legal documents collected by E. W. Bowers.  The financial document series consists of a single signed promissory note of $500 to be paid to a James E. Browning by W. H. Gray and Richard Ellis.  The legal documents series contains two documents pertaining to Robert Hamilton who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence of Texas and resided in Red River County, Texas in 1834 to 1839.  The two documents are a Bill in Equity No. 256 regarding Abner H. McKenzie v. Robert Hamilton filed on March 12, 1841 and a petition of Robert Hamilton filed April 10, 1841 regarding one league and labor of land in Red River County, Texas.

E. W. BOWERS PAPERS, 1838-1841

Manuscript Collection: MC109

Size: 3 items

Boxes: n/a

Inventory

Series: Correspondence