Joseph G. Swift correspondence, 1809-1862, bulk (1820s-1850s).

Swift family.

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Swift, W. H. (William Henry), 1800-1879

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Whistler, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1849

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Engineer and army officer. Father of artist James McNeill Whistler. From the description of George W. Whistler correspondence, 1842 September 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981348 ...

Swift, J. G. (Joseph Gardner), 1783-1865

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Joseph Gardner Swift (1783-1865) was a civil engineer and officer in the U.S. Army. He was one of two students of the first graduating class in 1802 of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. By the age of twenty-eight he was a colonel and Chief Engineer of the Army. His projects included the completion of Fort Clinton (New York City) and during the War of 1812 the fortifications of western Long Island harbors and New York City. He resigned his commission in 1818 and served as Surveyor of the P...

Whistler family.

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Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill, 1804-1881

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McNeill family.

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Kemble, Gouverneur, 1786-1875

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Politician and businessman Gouverneur Kemble was born in New York City and educated at Columbia. He became a businessman, founding America's first quality cannon factory, and was appointed consul of Cadiz by President Monroe, spending much time in the Mediterranean. He served two terms in Congress as a Democrat, declining the nomination for a third term. He remained active in national party politics, and continued to have interest in businesses, including railroads. He was a friend of Washington...