Walter Washington De Lacy Papers 1855-1896

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Walter Washington De Lacy Papers 1855-1896

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Walter De Lacy was a Helena, Montana, surveyor and cartographer, who worked on several government road surveys, and served as an official of the U.S. Surveyor's Office. This collection consists of general correspondence (1855-1896) discussing family matters, professional activities, and conditions in Helena, Montana. [Same as MF 158.]

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Montana Historical Society Archives

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De Lacy, W. W. (Walter Washington), 1819-1892

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Walter Washington De Lacy was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on February 22, 1819, the son of William and Eliza de Lacy. At the age of fifteen he entered Mount St. Mary's Catholic College in Emmetsburg, Maryland, and graduated in 1838. The following year de Lacy sought and received an appointment to West Point, but his appointment was revoked due to a clerical error. However, de Lacy enrolled at West Point for private instructions in mathematics, surveying, civil engineering and topography. Follo...