Benjamin Franklin Dowell papers
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B.F. Dowell (Washington D.C.) to Anna Dowell (Jacksonville, Or.), January 17, 1869 [b001] [v014] [006_007]
- Author
- Recipient
- Date
- 1869-01-17
- Description
- Benjamin Franklin Dowell, a native of Virginia, came west on the overland trail in 1850. He practiced law in Jacksonville, Oregon and in Washington, D.C. Dowell, with the assistance of his wife and others, owned the Oregon Sentinel newspaper in Jacksonville. The Benjamin Franklin Dowell Papers includes memorandum books, diaries, scrapbooks, and correspondence between Dowell and his wife from Jacksonville and Washington, D.C.
- Reports adverse committee report on his bill to authorize suits in Court of Claims. Waits decision of Military Affairs committee on his bill concerning expenses of 1854 volunteers. Is sending letter to Sentinel favoring female suffrage. Supposes all the bachelors will be against it. Reports Mrs. Mallory very ill with measles.
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- Work Type
- Location
- Rights
- License
- Use Restrictions
- All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. Photocopying or other duplication is sometimes permitted with approval of Special Collections and University Archives.
- Collection is open for research use.
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Identifier
- Ax031_b001_v014_006_007
- Language
- Repository
- Local Collection Name
- Local Collection ID
- Ax 031
- Series Name
- Letters, 1856-1889
- Scrapbooks, Diaries, and correspondence
- Archival Box Number
- 1
- Finding Aid
- Media
- Institution
- Submission Date
- 01/14/2025
- Modified
- 01/14/2025
- Collections
APA
Benjamin Franklin Dowell papers, University of Oregon. (28 Jan 2025). B.F. Dowell (Washington D.C.) to Anna Dowell (Jacksonville, Or.), January 17, 1869 [b001] [v014] [006_007] Retrieved from https://prod.oregondigital.org/concern/documents/2n49t306f
MLA
Benjamin Franklin Dowell papers, University of Oregon. "B.F. Dowell (Washington D.C.) to Anna Dowell (Jacksonville, Or.), January 17, 1869 [b001] [v014] [006_007]" Oregon Digital. 28 Jan 2025. https://prod.oregondigital.org/concern/documents/2n49t306f
Chicago
Benjamin Franklin Dowell papers, University of Oregon. "B.F. Dowell (Washington D.C.) to Anna Dowell (Jacksonville, Or.), January 17, 1869 [b001] [v014] [006_007]" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-01-28. https://prod.oregondigital.org/concern/documents/2n49t306f
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