Neal Dow papers, 1881-1897.

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Neal Dow papers, 1881-1897.

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Correspondence pertaining to Neal Dow, consisting of an autograph letter signed (1881) from Jonathan G.B. Simms of Little Rock, Ark., concerning an article about Dow's capture during the Civil War in 1863; an autograph letter signed (1891) from Dow concerning Simms's article and some errors in the story; and a typescript of a letter from Frederick N. Dow, son of Neal Dow, pertaining to the article.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Dow, Frederick Neal, 1840-1934

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Dow, Neal, 1804-1897

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Dow was born in Portland, Maine on March 20, 1804, the son of Josiah Dow and his wife, Dorcas Allen Dow. Josiah Dow was a member of the Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) and a farmer originally from New Hampshire. Dorcas Allen was also a Quaker, and a member of a prosperous Maine family headed by her prominent grandfather, Hate-Evil Hall. They had three children, of whom Neal was the middle child and only son. After his marriage, Dow's father opened a tannery in Portland, which soon...

Simms, Jonathan G. B.

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