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  • Our great great grandfather was the first of the Moores who lived in Whittlesey, and he was an Attorney and came out of Buckinghamshire.

    The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903

  • It was here that Harry Smith received his education from the Rev. George Burgess, then curate, who survived to welcome him in Whittlesey in 1847 on his return after the battle of Aliwal.

    The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903

  • [Page 1-2] 1 The birthplace of Sir Harry Smith in St. Mary's Street, Whittlesey, is now called "Aliwal House."

    The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903

  • Even Sir Harry's native place (and my own) has two spellings, "Whittlesey" and "Whittlesea."

    The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903

  • Whittlesey saw another side; and when she left her lady's service and became Edith Nelson, she betrayed, perhaps faintly, her ability to grapple with the unexpected and to master it.

    THE UNEXPECTED 2010

  • Whittlesey, William J. Conklin, and Cloethiel Woodward Smith and its picturesque lakeside plan, said to be influenced by the Italian seaside town of Portofino.13 However, for the main town center, Whittlesey and Conklin designed a conventional sixties megastructure, with all the functions in what was effectively a single building.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • Orion brought along fourteen pages of handwritten instructions from U.S. Treasury comptroller Elisha Whittlesey detailing his duties as territorial secretary.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

  • Whittlesey, William J. Conklin, and Cloethiel Woodward Smith and its picturesque lakeside plan, said to be influenced by the Italian seaside town of Portofino.13 However, for the main town center, Whittlesey and Conklin designed a conventional sixties megastructure, with all the functions in what was effectively a single building.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • Whittlesey, William J. Conklin, and Cloethiel Woodward Smith and its picturesque lakeside plan, said to be influenced by the Italian seaside town of Portofino.13 However, for the main town center, Whittlesey and Conklin designed a conventional sixties megastructure, with all the functions in what was effectively a single building.

    Makeshift Metropolis Witold Rybczynski 2010

  • Orion brought along fourteen pages of handwritten instructions from U.S. Treasury comptroller Elisha Whittlesey detailing his duties as territorial secretary.

    LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010

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