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Early Reminiscences of the Bar in Washington County
The narrative recalls 1856 to 1861 as a fledgling Iowa lawyer travels from Arkansas teaching to studying law in Albany and Iowa. He sketches early Washington County life, key figures, courthouse bustle, and anecdotes of judges and neighbors, ending with a marriage notice for Blanche Rowe and Frank L. Claar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Association
Littlestock
Arkansas
Wille
Free
Albany
New York
Iowa
Chicago
Prairies
Burlington
Illinois
Bluffs
Oquawka
Ottumwa
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Ben Darwin
Elder Woolson
Morris
G. G. Greene
Fairfield
Crooked Creek
Washington
Hack
A. R., Wickersham
Argus
Washington County
Old Court House
Washington Press
Norman Everson
Antis H. Patterson
Joseph R. Lewis
John T. Burris
Everson
Court House
Temple Building
Albert Allen
Samuel M. Cox
John I. Burris
Aptis H. Patterson
Stuare
J. ©. Conger
Lyman Whitcomb
Joseph Keck
A. H. Guzeman
Wim. McGaughey
Wm. H. Jenkins
Speaker
Ohio
Wm. McGaughey
Wheeling
Virginia
McGaughey
Blanche Rowe
Frank L. Olaar
W. Hi. Claar
Kinross
Iowa City