Letters, 1838-1841, Portland, Me.

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Letters, 1838-1841, Portland, Me.

[1] 1838, Jan. 3 [1 p.]. [2] 1841, Jan. 7, to R. E. Lockwood [1 p. and address]. Enclosed: 3 newspaper clippings about Neal. Woodcut from newspaper. [3] n.d., to Mr. Oscar T. Keeler [1 p.].

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Keeler, O. B. (Oscar Bane), 1882-1950

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Neal, John, 1793-1876

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American author and editor John Neal was born in Maine and raised as a Quaker, although he broke with the church at a young age due to his fighting. A career as a merchant was bankrupted by the War of 1812, and he turned to literature, joining Baltimore's Delphian Club. He served as editor of various journals, and wrote long, complexly-plotted adventure novels, as well as critical essays, always seeking to promote American literature. While living in England, he wrote a long series of articles p...

Lockwood, R. E.

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