James A. Throop ran a hardware business and the Mount Pleasant Free Press, as well as being secretary of the Loyal Union League of Henry County, Iowa in 1864. The Union League supported the United States Sanitary Commission's work during the Civil...
The ledger of the Missionary Society of the Second Methodist Church of Peoples Township includes the Society's constitution, by-laws, roll and dues lists, meeting minutes and annual reports. It reveals active participation by many members of the...