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  • Collection: Catlett Conway Correspondence, 1892-1920 (Ms2012-039)

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Letter from Catlett Conway to his brother, Willy, discussing the declining health of "Pa"; detailing a visit from John Conway and his son Kent; Catlett's new job in the coal business with Charles H. Page; and the current political climate, mentioning…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, thanking him for sending a copy of the "Magazine of Medicine," in which Willy had a picture and article; detailing his busy and tired days working in coal; speculating on the terms of his and his housemates'…

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Letter from John G. Conway to Catlett Conway, in which John informs Catlett of his visit to the Court House in a failed attempt to find a will to their estate, and suggests that a man named Mr. Pattie should be appointed administrator of the estate.

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, in which he describes his health decline as well as his and his family

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, explaining why letter-writing and reading books have become difficult; describing his time on the first floor of a new house which he rented for himself and Mary Wallace; recalling a memory of a hunt with a couple…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, detailing his most recent health issues and expressing his wish for Willy

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing the state of his illness and thanking Willy for prescriptions sent in response, and recounting a dramatic tale of a Civil War battle in which the Confederate side was victorious.

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, praising the help of Willy

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willy, describing his medical regimen with the help of Willy's prescription; commenting on the high heat of the summer; and lamenting the lack of published personal experiences of Confederate soldiers in the Richmond…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, thanking Willie for a copy of the Atlanta Journal and reflecting on the value of soldier accounts (specifically Confederates') from the Civil War; speculating on the possible publication of his own stories;…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, discussing details of the Conway family genealogy that he and his daughter Mary Wallace had investigated and comparing the education and school systems of the South and the North, asserting that "public school…

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, complimenting Willie

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, expressing interest in Alfred

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Letter from Catlett Conway to Willie, addressing the plans for Mary Wallace
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