COLONEL ALEXANDER BOWMAN US TREASURY BUILDING ARCHITECT 1857 ITEM For Sale

Major Alexander Hamilton Bowman, the son of a Wilkes-Barre, Pa Revolutionary War hero, was a West Point classmate of Jefferson Davis & RE Lee, and was famous for his construction projects including many important Washington Dc buildings. An Original Invitation from James Guthrie Secretary of the Treasury inviting Major Bowman (assigned by Guthrie to direct the construction) to dinner Jan 12, 1857 Colonel Bowman also built numerous fortifications incl Fort Sumter at Charleston but was best known for the US Treasury Building Expansion. 1p 4 x 3\" ptd. Edge wear, age stains, Overall VG. Comes w bio info.

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