Typescript copy of letter [from William Vincent Byars] to Hon. Champ Clark, Speaker’s Room, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., thanking Clark for sending him the annual reports of the American Historical Association. Byars writes of the “French records, covering Genet’s correspondence” that “give a number of points about George Rogers Clark and the army he was going to raise to drive Spain out of Missouri.” Byars also asks Clark if his secretary could phone the right party in Washington that would be able to secure Mrs. Bland a clerical position under Hon. Mark A. Skinner, commissioner of revenue in Denver., 1914 Jan 14

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.