John Neal correspondence, 1846-1876.

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John Neal correspondence, 1846-1876.

Letters from John Neal to Elizabeth Oakes Smith (Mrs. Seba Smith) (1846-1856); one from Mary (Neal) Sherwood to John Neal; one from Alice B. Neal to Elizabeth Smith (1847); and one from Margaret E. Neal (1876).

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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...

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...

Neal, Margaret Eleanor, 1834-1927

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Sherwood, Mary Neal

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Neal, Alice B.

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