John William (Jack) Swilling Collection 1830-1978

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John William (Jack) Swilling Collection 1830-1978

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This collection contains a variety of primary and secondary source materials compiled by historians Mark Shields and Geoffrey P. Mawn, including biographical manuscripts, research notes, articles, correspondence, genealogies, and records of military service. Of particular interest is a journal from the Phoenix Ditch Company chronicling financial dealings from 1870 to 1883.

5 Boxes; (1.5 Linear Feet)

eng,

Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633046

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Swilling, Jack, 1830-1878

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Soldier, prospector, entrepreneur, and gentleman John William (Jack) Swilling was born in South Carolina on April 1, 1830. He spent the formative years of his life in the South before enlisting in the military in 1848 and serving in the Mexican-American War. In 1854, he sustained a painful head injury that would affect him for the rest of his life. He married and had a child in Alabama as before moving West. Swilling joined the ox train of the El Paso-Fort Yuma (Leach) Wagon Road at...