Washington Conley diary
Collection — Folder: S2563
Identifier: S2563
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the diary kept by Washington Conley during his trip to the gold fields of Colorado. The diary begins on April 9, 1860, the day Conley set out from his home in Greenfield, Indiana and ends with his last entry on August, 28, 1860 upon his return to the Midwest and his arrival at Mattoon, Illinois.
Dates
- 1860
Creator
- Conley, Washington (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Washington Conley was born around 1832 in Henry County, Indiana. He married Martha Morrison on October 31, 1853. They lived in Greenfield, Indiana and than moved to Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois. A plasterer by trade, he passed away at the age of 46 on October 10, 1878.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed April 5, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"City in Brief." Mattoon Gazette (Ill.), October 11, 1878. https://newscomwc.newspapers.com.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed April 5, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Washington Conley." U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"City in Brief." Mattoon Gazette (Ill.), October 11, 1878. https://newscomwc.newspapers.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This diary in this collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Birney Miller on 1977/05/09 and on 1985/04/22.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/04/08 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/04/08 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Conley, Washington (Person)
- Title
- Washington Conley diary
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
