Swett, Leonard, 1825-1889

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Leonard Herbert Swett, son of Leonard Swett and Laura Quigg, was born in 1858 in Bloomington, Illinois and traveled extensively in the American West as a surveyor with the United States Geological Survey. He married Rose Maria Skillings (1864-1914) in 1889 and they had at least one child, Laura Rose Swett, born in 1897.

From the guide to the Leonard H. Swett papers, 1867-1934, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Leonard Swett (1825-1889), active in Illinois politics and elected to the state legislature in 1858, was a friend of Abraham Lincoln. In 1865 Swett moved to Chicago, where he became prominent as a lawyer.

From the description of Swett family correspondence, 1864-1897. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129706

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891. Letter, April 5, 1890. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn John G. Nicolay Papers, 1811-1943, (bulk 1860-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Swett, Leonard, 1825-1889. Swett family correspondence, 1864-1897. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn French, William H., 1850-1938. Letter, October 15, 1935. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Bloomington, Ill., to unknown person, n.p., 1860 Feb. 20. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Leonard H. Swett papers, 1867-1934 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Swett, Leonard Herbert. Leonard Herbert Swett papers, 1875-1932, bulk 1875-1885. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Herndon-Weik Collection of Lincolniana, circa 1824-1933 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866. Correspondence, 1862-1864. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn The Congressional campaign of 1862 in central Illinois : Leonard Swett v. John T. Stuart. Southern Adventist University
creatorOf Davis, David, 1815-1886. David Davis papers, 1815-1964 (bulk 1815-1886). Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Davis, David, 1815-1886. Correspondence, 1855-1886. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866. William Ward Orme papers, 1810-1865. Mclean County Historical Society Library
referencedIn Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter : Bloomington, Ill., to unknown person, n.p., 1860 Feb. 20. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Orme, William, 1832-1864. Letters, 1862 Sept. 27 to Nov. 18. Southern Adventist University
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associatedWith Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933. person
associatedWith Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876. person
associatedWith Davis, David, 1815-1886. person
associatedWith French, William H., 1850-1938. person
associatedWith Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Geological Survey (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891. person
associatedWith Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. person
correspondedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
correspondedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 person
correspondedWith Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901. person
associatedWith Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866. person
associatedWith Swett family. family
associatedWith Swett, Laura Quigg. person
associatedWith Swett, Laura Quigg. person
associatedWith Swett, Leonard Herbert. person
correspondedWith Weik, Jesse William, 1857-1930 person
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Fort Wingate (N.M.)
New Mexico
Indian Territory
United States
Utah
Albuquerque (N.M.)
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Cattle
Cotton trade
Ranch life
Surveyors
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Surveyors
Surveyors
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Birth 1825

Death 1889

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