William Findlay Shunk papers 1828-1903

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William Findlay Shunk papers 1828-1903

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0449

Correspondence, journal, speeches and miscellanea of William F. Shunk and his family. Shunk exchanged letters with family members in Pennsylvania while sailing around the world, circa 1846-1849. The sloop, , stopped in many ports, including Cape Verdes, Rio de Janiero, Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Canton, China. Speeches of his father, Francis Rawn Shunk, governor of Pennsylvania, are also included. Preble

0.5 linear foot (1 box)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Shunk, William Findlay, 1830-1907

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Civil engineer; graduate of Dickinson College; midshipman, U.S.N. 1846-1850; in Pennsylvania Railroad service, 1851-1856; assistant engineer, Lewisburg and Spruce Creek Railroad, 1856-1857; clerk in State Department, Washington, 1861-1865; Rock Island U.S. Govt. surveys, 1865-1866; assistant engineer, Dutchess and Columbia Railroad, 1867; chief engineer, Connecticut Western Railroad, 1868-1874; chief engineer in New York City, Pennsylvania, Ecuador, 1876-1902. From the guide to the W...