WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873)*

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WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873)*

Henry Swett, circa 1835

signed in graphite Wm. M. Prior, 3...d section Trenton St. East Boston, oil on board (appears to retain original frame)--approx. 18 x 13 1/2in.

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Henry Swett, brother of Otis, is recorded to have made one voyage aboard the "William and Eliza" that embarked at Valparaiso, Chile, March 6, 1845 and returned to New Bedford on July 4, 1848.