Mowry, Sylvester, 1830-1871

found: Mowry, Sylvester. Memoir of the proposed territory of Arizona, 1857:t.p. (Sylvester Mowry)

found: Wikipedia, website viewed March 19, 2019(Sylvester Mowry; born January 17, 1833 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 17, 1871 in London, England; American politician, miner, and land speculator; he is best remembered as an early advocate for the establishment of the Arizona Territory; he was also a West Point graduate and officer of the United States Army who was later arrested as a traitor during the American Civil War.Soldier; in 1857 he printed a pamphlet titled Memoir on the Proposed Territory of Arizona; in 1859 he published the first edition of Arizona and Sonora; he was also the author of the 1863 book The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora; in June 1862, Mowry was arrested at his mine in Arizona; he was accused of treason for selling ammunition to rebel forces and sharing military information in letters to various Confederate officials; he was released in November 1862; in June 1871 Mowry became seriously ill while in Washington DC; he went to London to consult a specialist; shortly after his arrival, his health deteriorated and he became bedridden; he died in October 17, 1871 of Bright's disease)

found: Archives West, website viewed March 19, 2019(Sylvester Mowry, 1830-1871 of Rhode Island, graduate of West Point commissioned as second lieutenant in 1852; railroad survey escort duty in Washington Territory in 1853; stationed in Salt Lake City 1845-1855; became a miner in 1858; moved back east, returned to Tucson, died in London in 1871)

found: Find A Grave, website viewed March 19, 2019(Sylvester Mowry; born 17 January 1833 in Rhode Island; died 17 October 1871 in London, England; burial: North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island)