Document signed Wm. W. McDowell, notifying Henry Clamorgan, Warrick Tunstall and Samuel Conway, sheriff of St. Louis County, that he has filed a motion in the case of Hardage Lane vs. Murray[?] & McConnell et al. for an order on the sheriff to pay to McDowell Henry Clamorgan’s portion of the proceeds of a lot of land. Receipt of notice signed by Samuel Conway., 1847 Jan 22
Scope and Contents
Collection contains several nineteenth-century surveys and deeds relating to Conway family land in Township 45, Ranges 4 and 5 East, St. Louis County; several legal papers relating to the estate of John Ward (1827-1830), who lived near Joseph Conway in Bonhomme Township; several bills of sales of slaves in St. Louis County and elsewhere in Missouri; and miscellaneous legal papers relating to various cases in St. Louis courts. Other notable items include a circular letter of the Treasury Department regarding Revolutionary War claims, dated June 13, 1832; two copies of the will of Joseph Conway, dated 1830; photocopy of the Conway family tree, dated May 7, 1956; and a typescript biographical sketch of Joseph Conway, dated September 20, 1959.
Dates
- 1847 Jan 22
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet ( (4 folders; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository