Theodore S. Parvin diary, 1838 July 27-1839 Jan. 25.

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Theodore S. Parvin diary, 1838 July 27-1839 Jan. 25.

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Entries between July 27, 1838 and August 14 describe Parvin's trip with Robert Lucas from Ohio to Burlington, Iowa. Between August 15, 1838 and August 30 Parvin visits various Iowa towns. Entries after October 1838 discuss the meeting of the First Legislative Assembly and actions of governor Robert Lucas.

16 p. ; 28 cm.

Iowa State Historical Society

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Parvin, Theodore Sutton, 1817-1901

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Parvin graduated from law school in Cincinnati in 1837. In 1838 he was appointed private secretary to Robert Lucas, former governor of Ohio. Parvin accompanied Lucas to Iowa in August of 1838. From 1839 until 1860 he practiced law in Bloomington, Iowa (now Muscatine). In 1860 he moved to Iowa City to teach natural history at the State University. In 1870 he retired and devoted his time to the secretarial duties of the Grand Lodge of Iowa of Free and Accepted Masons. During his legal career Parvi...

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...