Family papers, 1866-1931 (bulk 1878-1891)

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Family papers, 1866-1931 (bulk 1878-1891)

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Primarily letters from Meigs to his father concerning family matters and the younger Meigs' work in the Rock Island, Illinois, and Keokuk, Iowa, area. Letters about engineering work often contain drawings. Also includes letters (1867-1868) to Meigs' sister Loulie, Meigs' article--"Lock Valves of the Mississippi River Lock at Keokuk, Ia.," and a notebook containing test results (1903-1909) from experiments on steam engines. There are no letters from 1886 to 1888.

0.42 linear ft. (1 box)

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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

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Montgomery C. Meigs was an army officer and engineer. He was born in Augusta, Ga. on May 3, 1816. Meigs graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1836, where he studied civil and military engineering. Meigs was engaged in several federal engineering and surveying projects from 1836 to 1851. Between 1852 and 1860, he was supervising engineer for the Washington Aqueduct and for the U.S. Capitol dome and wings. Meigs served as a brigadier general during the Civil War and parti...

Meigs, Loulie.

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Meigs, Grace C. Lynde.

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Mississippi River Power Company

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Meigs, Louisa Rodgers

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Meigs, Montgomery, 1847-1931

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Civil engineer. From the description of Collection, 1986. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17869349 U.S. civil engineer. One of seven children of General Montgomery C. (1816-1892) and Louisa (Rodgers) Meigs. Studied at Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University and Royal Polytechnical School at Stuttgart, Germany. Resident engineer on surveys for Northern Pacific Railroad Company, 1870-1873. From 1874 employed on improvemen...