Mrs. L.L. Swartwout and Leona Pigeon collection, 1866-1901.

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Mrs. L.L. Swartwout and Leona Pigeon collection, 1866-1901.

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Materials about the Swartout family saw mill machinery business in Three Rivers, Michigan, include advertisements for saw mill machinery (some illustrated); stock certificate; insurance policy, 1880's. Wade L. Swartout military papers, 1887-1898. Swartout served with the Michigan State Troops which became the Michigan National Guard. Photocopies of letters by Wade L. Swartout, May 19, 1898-August 30, 1898, describe his experiences during the Spanish-American War in training camps and in Cuba with Michigan 33rd Volunteers, Company K.A Cuban document about military volunteers, May, 1898 (no translation). John S. Barry family papers include letters by Charles H. Barry, Constantine, Michigan; deeds for property in St. Joseph County, Michigan, mostly relevant to the settling of John S. Barry's estate; an April 17, 1875, manuscript copy of the 1866 will of John S. Barry, Constrantine. John S. Barry was Governor of Michigan, 1841-1845, 1850-1851. One hundred photographs include Constantine and Spanish-American War. A photocopy of a book about the Spanish-American War, Michigan Brigade, by Lieutenant Frederick J. Brown, 1893, illustrated. Louisiana lottery tickets, 1886-1888.

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Swartout, L. L., Mrs,

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Mrs. Leona Pigeon's grandfather, Herbert Barry, was a brother of Michigan Governor John S. Barry. From the description of Mrs. L.L. Swartwout and Leona Pigeon collection, 1866-1901. (Western Michigan University). WorldCat record id: 260411598 ...

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Swartwout family.

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