Papers, 1827-1885 (bulk 1854-1856).

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Papers, 1827-1885 (bulk 1854-1856).

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Correspondence and other papers concerning Oaksmith's business ventures, travel in Africa and South America, William Walker and the Nicaragua filibuster (1855-1860), the operations of the steamer 'Massachusetts' in 1854, Oaksmith's dispute with Domingo de Goicouria, poetic endeavors of Oaksmith and his parents, Seba Smith and Elizabeth Oakes (Prince) Smith, and family matters. Cities featured as prominent topics include: New York City, New Orleans, London, Havana, and Philadelphia.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Massachusetts (Ship : 1836-1871)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Thomas Chatfield; owner-agent: Zenas L. Adams; returned to Nantucket Oct. 14, 1860. From the description of Log/journal, 1856 Sept. 28-1858 Oct. 27. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71012800 Whaling vessel (364 tons); out of New Bedford, Mass.; mastered by James E. Bennett, on voyage from 4 Dec. 1851-5 June 1856 to the Coast of California and Arctic Ocean whaling grounds; owner-agent: William F. Dow; built...

Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a notably intelligent, talented, and accomplished 19th century American author. She first published poems in her husband's newspapers, began to write in earnest to alleviate financial concerns, and produced a remarkably capable and diverse body of work including poetry, essays, children's stories, novels, and non-fiction. She became one of the first women lecturers, speaking on women's rights and abolition. She was well-connected and well-respected by her peers, and mai...

Walker, William, 1824-1860

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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to ...

Smith, Seba, 1792-1868

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Founder and editor of Portland Courier and satirist. From the description of Collection: 1838-1851. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122318723 Author and editor of Portland, Maine, and New York City. His wife, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith, was an author, lyceum lecturer and early women's rights activist. From the guide to the Seba Smith papers, 1813-1867, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Satirist; founde...

Oaksmith, Appleton.

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Adventurer, author, shipowner, and industrial promoter, of Hollywood, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1827-1885 (bulk 1854-1856). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122569760 ...