Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan Ewing family Papers |
Maskell C. Ewing was born in Pennsylvania and studied as a cadet at West Point, 1822-1826. From 1828 to 1836, he served as a military surveyor and topographer, based at Fort Monroe, Va., and Fort Severn, Md. He was chief engineer of the Georgetown-Alexandria Canal (1837-1846) and surveyor of the Alexandria Canal (1838-1846). He died at Willow Grove, Pa.
Collection of correspondence and documents relating to four generation of the Maskell Ewing family. Most of the letters relate to Maskell C. Ewing (1807-1849), however there is some correspondence from Maskell Ewing, Sr. (1758-1825), Maskell C. Ewing, Jr., and Amy Lee Ewing Oakley.
Purchased 1979
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