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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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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