Conway, M. F. (Martin Franklin) (1827-1882) Kansas. Constitution adopted by the convention held at Leavenworth.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.173 Author/Creator: Conway, M. F. (Martin Franklin) (1827-1882) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1859 Pagination: 1 v. : 24 p. ; 22.5 x 14.7 cm. Order a Copy
35th Congress, 2nd session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 44. Submitted by Conway as president of the Leavenworth convention and Samuel F. Tappan, secretary. Includes a list of other convention members. Calls for the admission of Kansas into the Union without slavery. Cover is missing.
Conway was a United States Representative from Kansas 1859-1862.
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