Joseph Conway Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: A0320

Staff Only

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

1786-1959

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Joseph Conway, son of John and Elizabeth (Bridgewater) Conway, was born December 14, 1763, in Greenbrier County, Virginia, and came to Kentucky with his family around 1775. In the attack by British and Indian forces on Ruddle’s Station, Kentucky, in 1780, Joseph Conway was tomahawked, scalped, and taken prisoner, and subsequently marched to Detroit. Four years later he was released, and returned to Kentucky. In 1798 he came to St. Louis, settling along Creve Coeur Creek, in what would later become Bonhomme Township, St. Louis County. He served as St. Louis County’s first sheriff, a position held later by his sons Samuel and Joseph. He died December 28, 1830.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet ( (4 folders; 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

French

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor information is not available.

Separated Materials

The following items were removed during processing:

Typescript letter of George Pohlman, Macon, Missouri, to the Jefferson Memorial Association [Missouri Historical Society], St. Louis. Regarding his research on Joseph Conway. (Transferred to George Pohlman Collection, January 6, 2004.)
Typescript letter of Missouri Historical Society librarian to George Pohlman, Macon, Missouri. Regarding his research on Joseph Conway. (Transferred to George Pohlman Collection, January 6, 2004.)
Typescript letter of George Pohlman, Macon, Missouri, to the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis. Regarding his research on Joseph Conway. (Transferred to George Pohlman Collection, January 6, 2004.)