Oswald family

William Hunter Oswald (b. 1787) was the son of the printer Eleazer Oswald (1755-1795), a printer who served in the French military in the 1790s. A merchant by trade, Willilam Oswald lived and worked in Malta and Italy during the first quarter of the nineteenth century. John Holt Oswald (1777?-1810), his brother, was also a merchant involved in international trade.

From the description of Oswald Family Papers. 1792-1816 (inclusive). (Library Company of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 145522311