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John Conway, Captain ( - fl. c. 1698)

Sea captain. He transported Samuel Brown and Edward Bulkley’s specimens and contributed his own collection of Indian plants to Petiver's collection (Murphy, 463) Courier/Messenger
Source of object(s)
 Relevant locations: Visited India, Asia
Visited China, Asia
 Relationships: John Conway was a conveyor of objects from Samuel Browne (-22 Sep 1698)
John Conway was a conveyor of objects from Edward Bulkley (-10 Aug 1714)
John Conway was a source of object(s) for James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)

 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Collecting Slave Traders: James Petiver, Natural History, and the British Slave Trade.
 References in Documents:
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) * 250. Ilicis foliis exiguis Frutex Orientalis. This elegant Shrub my kind Friend Capt. Conway brought me from the Bombay side of India.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 373. Chrysanthemum Orientale foliis crispis. This was collected at Fort St. David, and given me by my hearty Friend Capt. Iohn Conway.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 8. Capt. JOHN CONWAY, my hearty and kind Friend; who, besides the care he took of several Collections, sent me from Fort St. George, the Cape of Good Hope, &c. procured me himself some Quires of Plants from the New Fort called Fort St. David, which is about 50 Leagues S. W. from Madrass.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 8. Ilicis foliis exiguis Frutex Orientalis Mus. nost. 250. This Shrub has elegant shining Leaves, I should be glad to see it in Flower and Fruit. Capt. Conway brought it me from Suratt.