Mrs. Allen Shattuck (Agnes Swineford) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 23, 1879, to Mrs. Wilhelmina (“Minnie”) Smith, who later married Alfred P. Swineford. She came to Alaska in 1886, with her family when her (step) father, Alfred P. Swineford, was appointed first resident Territorial Governor of Alaska. Agnes Swineford lived in Sitka and Ketchikan until 1901, when she married Allen Shattuck of Juneau. She lived in Juneau until her husband's death in 1960. Agnes Swineford Shattuck died in San Rafael, California, on March 15, 1973. [From: Juneau Empire, 3/26/1973, MS 150.]

The Thetis, a three-masted, wooden-hulled steamer built in Scotland, was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1884 to search for Lt. Adolphus W. Greely's polar exploration party. The Thetis made several trips to Alaska. In May, 1888, Gov. Alfred P. Swineford was among the distinguished passengers invited to visit the outlying ports of the Territory. The trip lasted four months and five days, exploring 10,000 miles of Alaskan coastline from Sitka to Point Barrow. It joined with the Revenue Cutter Bear to search for the missing schooner, the Jane Grey. The Thetis was transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service in 1899 to transport Siberian reindeer to Alaska. It served under the American flag for 32 years before becoming a sealer for the next 34 years. In 1950, the Thetis was grounded outside of St. John's, Newfoundland where it finally broke up.