Franklin P. Swap Papers, 1851-1869; 1941

<P>Franklin P. Swap was born August 19, 1830, in Schenectady, New York. In the late 1850s he settled in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, where he became a dentist. During the Civil War he rose to the rank of captain in the 2nd Iowa Cavalry. He later served as captain in the 4th Missouri State Militia Cavalry and as assistant provost marshal in several locations in central Missouri. Following the war he settled in Boonville, Missouri, where he died September 4, 1902.</P>

<P>Collection contains official papers of Franklin Swap while serving as assistant provost marshal mostly at Warrensburg, Tipton, and Jefferson City, Missouri, including returns of contraband and confiscated property; returns of quartermaster's stores; returns of clothing, camp and garrison equipage; abstracts of articles received, expended, lost or destroyed; charges and specifications and records of court martials, mostly for trials of members of the 4th M.S.M. Cavalry; general orders, dated Department of the Missouri, December 1862, regarding instructions and regulations for provost marshals; and correspondence regarding affairs in central Missouri. Collection also contains some personal correspondence of Franklin Swap; a petition of members of Captain Parke's Company E, 4th M.S.M. Cavalry, dated April 17, 1862, protesting the election of officers; and printed copy of President Lincoln's proclamation of pardon granted to those who have participated in the rebellion, dated December 8, 1863.</P>

<P>5 folders (approximately 200 items)</P>

<P>Cite as: Franklin P. Swap Papers, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

<P>富兰克林·P·斯沃普于1830年8月19日出生于纽约州斯克内克塔迪。在19世纪50年代末期，他定居于爱荷华州泰勒县的贝德福德，成为了一名牙医。在内战期间，他升至第二爱荷华骑兵团上尉军衔。此后，他担任了第四密苏里州民兵骑兵团的上尉，并在密苏里州中部的数个地点担任助理宪兵司令。战争结束后，他定居于密苏里州的布恩维尔，于1902年9月4日逝世。</P> <P>该收藏包含富兰克林·斯沃普在担任助理宪兵司令期间，主要在密苏里州的沃伦斯堡、蒂普顿和杰斐逊市等地的官方文件，包括违禁品和没收财产的清单；军需库清单；服装、营地和驻防装备清单；收到的、消耗的、遗失或毁坏的物品摘要；指控和详细说明以及军事法庭记录，主要是对第四密苏里州民兵骑兵团成员的审判；1862年12月密苏里州部门发布的有关宪兵司令指令和规章的一般命令；以及关于密苏里州中部事务的通信。此外，该收藏还包含一些富兰克林·斯沃普的个人通信；第四密苏里州民兵骑兵团帕克上尉公司E成员于1862年4月17日签署的请愿书，抗议军官选举；以及林肯总统于1863年12月8日签署的赦免叛乱者的宣言的印刷副本。</P> <P>5个文件夹（约200件物品）</P> <P>引用格式：富兰克林·P·斯沃普文件，密苏里历史学会档案馆，圣路易斯。</P>