Manuscripts
Swett family correspondence
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Leonard Herbert Swett papers addenda
Manuscripts
Small addenda consisting of biographical material, genealogy, and a few printed items compiled by Leonard Herbert Swett and related to Leonard Swett (1825-1889) and Abraham Lincoln. Includes two manuscript portions of the "Life of Leonard Swett" by Leonard Herbert Swett, which gives a biographical account of his father's life including his experiences in the Mexican-American War, his travels to California, and his involvement with the 1860 and 1864 Lincoln campaigns; a portion of "Mr. Lincoln's Own Story of His Life as Told to Leonard Swett;" an essay praising Lincoln's character by Leonard Herbert Swett; a notebook of Swett family genealogy; a copy of The Marriage Service (1925) containing a marriage certificate for Harold Ashley Burnham and Laura Rose Swett; a program from the ceremonies surrounding the unveiling of the Lincoln statue at Lincoln Park in Chicago (1887); and a printed pamphlet by Harry E. Pratt entitled "The Repudiation of Lincoln's War Policy in 1862: Stuart-Swett Congressional Campaign" (1931).
mssHM 80143-80150
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Leonard Herbert Swett notebook
Manuscripts
Notebook belonging to Leonard Herbert Swett containing research citations and transcriptions of letters concerning Abraham Lincoln.
mssHM 84220
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Leonard Herbert Swett papers
Manuscripts
The first section of the collection consists mainly of letters written by Leonard Herbert Swett to his parents, Leonard and Laura R. Swett, while spending part of the summer of 1875 with George Armstrong Custer. The letters include descriptions of encounters with Custer and the members of Custer's entourage, of treaty negotiations with the Arikara and Dakota chiefs, of a hunting excursion, and of life with the 7th Cavalry in general, as well as references to the political situation that decided Custer's orders regarding the Native Americans, including to General Sheridan and the War Department. Also included is a telegram sent to Leonard Swett by Custer, reporting on Leonard Herbert Swett's health; an anonymous description of experiences at Fort Lincoln; a description of Charles Eastman's comments on the Battle of Little Bighorn; and a 1932 letter from a university fraternity in Ithaca, New York. The second section of the collection is made up of letters written by Leonard Herbert Swett to his parents, who lived in Chicago, while on a year-long trip around Europe. In the letters he talks in detail about each city he visits and his daily activities, the costs of things, his frustration at trying to learn French, and his homesickness and desire to return to Chicago. Swett visits the following places: London; Brussels; Paris, Marles, Lyon, and Nice, France; Wiesbaden, and Leipzig, Germany; Lausanne, Switzerland; Milan, and Venice, Italy. Leonard Swett is the author of two letters, written to his wife while he was in Paris with his son.
mssSwett
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Leonard Herbert Swett papers
Manuscripts
The first section of the collection consists mainly of letters written by Leonard Herbert Swett to his parents, Leonard and Laura R. Swett, while spending part of the summer of 1875 with George Armstrong Custer. The letters include descriptions of encounters with Custer and the members of Custer's entourage, of treaty negotiations with the Arikara and Dakota chiefs, of a hunting excursion, and of life with the 7th Cavalry in general, as well as references to the political situation that decided Custer's orders regarding the Native Americans, including to General Sheridan and the War Department. Also included is a telegram sent to Leonard Swett by Custer, reporting on Leonard Herbert Swett's health; an anonymous description of experiences at Fort Lincoln; a description of Charles Eastman's comments on the Battle of Little Bighorn; and a 1932 letter from a university fraternity in Ithaca, New York. The second section of the collection is made up of letters written by Leonard Herbert Swett to his parents, who lived in Chicago, while on a year-long trip around Europe. In the letters he talks in detail about each city he visits and his daily activities, the costs of things, his frustration at trying to learn French, and his homesickness and desire to return to Chicago. Swett visits the following places: London; Brussels; Paris, Marles, Lyon, and Nice, France; Wiesbaden, and Leipzig, Germany; Lausanne, Switzerland; Milan, and Venice, Italy. Leonard Swett is the author of two letters, written to his wife while he was in Paris with his son.
mssSwett
Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., permission for Leonard Swett
Manuscripts
Contemporary copy. Permission for Leonard Swett to pass through military and naval lines for the purpose of fulfilling his contract with the Treasury Department. On letterhead of Treasury Department, Second Agency, Memphis, Tennessee.
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Abraham Lincoln, Washington, D.C., permission for Leonard Swett
Manuscripts
Contemporary copy. Permission for Leonard Swett to pass through military and naval lines for the purpose of fulfilling his contract with the Treasury Department. On letterhead of Treasury Department, Second Agency, Memphis, Tennessee. (2 pages)
LN 2397