Edward Conway, Viscount Conway of Conway Castle, papers, 1650-1679.

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Edward Conway, Viscount Conway of Conway Castle, papers, 1650-1679.

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Correspondence extracts from Sir Thomas Baines; John Finch, Baron Finch of Fordwich; and Dr. Henry More, Christ's College, Cambridge. Correspondence and tracts on religious matters, chiefly addressed to Anne Conway from Thomas Bromley, Joseph Cooper, George Keith, William Penn, and Lillias Skene.

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