Conway, William B. collection, 1838-1956.

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Conway, William B. collection, 1838-1956.

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Letters and transcripts of correspondence and papers belonging to William B. Conway. Includes letters to his wife Charity Anne, and daughter Mary; transcript of a court case brought by his wife over land sold by Conway; clippings of poetry by Conway; transcripts of official correspondence involving Lucas, Conway and the House of Representatives; research letters by Jack T. Johnson for a Palimpsest article on Conway; and correspondence with Conway's great-grandaughter, Sister M. Fides Glass. Includes Conway's romantic work of fiction "The Cottage on the Cliff."

0.5 linear ft. (1 archives box)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7621317

Iowa State Historical Society

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Conway, William B. (William Bernard), approximately 1802-1839

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William B. Conway was a lawyer, journalist, and author, from Johnstown, Pittsburg, and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He served as first secretary of the territory of Iowa 1838-9. From the description of Conway, William B. collection, 1838-1956. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 50158943 William B. Conway was a lawyer, journalist, and author, from Johnstown, Pittsburg, and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He served as first secretary of the territory of Iowa 1838-18399. ...

Lucas, Robert, 1781-1853

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Governor and public official of Ohio and army officer. From the description of Certification of Robert Lucas, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015001 Robert Lucas was born in Virginia and emigrated to Ohio with his parents in 1800. He served with the Ohio militia in the 1803/05 Indian Wars and the War of 1812. An ardent Jacksonian Democrat, Lucas served in the Ohio state senate, presided over the Democratic Party's first national convention, and was elected governor of...

Conway, William B. (William Bernard), approximately 1802-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c64z3 (person)

William B. Conway was a lawyer, journalist, and author, from Johnstown, Pittsburg, and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He served as first secretary of the territory of Iowa 1838-9. From the description of Conway, William B. collection, 1838-1956. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 50158943 William B. Conway was a lawyer, journalist, and author, from Johnstown, Pittsburg, and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. He served as first secretary of the territory of Iowa 1838-18399. ...

Conway, Charity Anne.

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Iowa. Governor (1838-1841 : Lucas)

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Johnson, Jack T. (Jack Thomas), 1915-

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Glass, Fides M., Sister.

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Conway, M. Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1935-

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Conwary, Charity Anne

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