Neal Dow Collection
Scope and Content Note
A collection of items relating to Neal Dow. Included are a manuscript signed by Neal Dow criticizing the 1846 anti-liquor law of Maine because of its lenient penalties; two letters signed by Neal Dow, one to Mr. Benton dated Feb. 25, 1868 in which he asks why Blaine voted against impeachment, and one to Mr. Roberts dated March 6, 1894 in which he relates his Civil War experience, his capture, and exchange for Fitz Hugh Lee; a photocopy of a letter to Mr. Fessenden dated March 28, 1864 in which he expresses his sympathy for the death of Fessenden's son; a pamphlet describing the Neal Dow Memorial in Portland, Maine; and a broadside containing a picture of Dow, his signature, and the text of "The Original Maine Law" dated June 2, 1851 (broadside printed by Case, Tiffany & Co. and published by B.E. Hale, Hartford, Conn.)
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1971
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Neal Dow was born in Portland, Maine in 1804 and was a Civil War soldier, temperance reformer, and mayor of Portland. He was the author of the "Maine Law" (1851), a prohibition statute.
Extent
1 folder ((5 items) )
1 folio folder ( (1 item : 63 x 48 cm.))
Abstract
A collection of items relating to Neal Dow. Included are a manuscript signed by Neal Dow criticizing the 1846 anti-liquor law of Maine because of its lenient penalties; two letters signed by Neal Dow, one to Mr. Benton dated Feb. 25, 1868 in which he asks why Blaine voted against impeachment, and one to Mr. Roberts dated March 6, 1894 in which he relates his Civil War experience, his capture, and exchange for Fitz Hugh Lee; a photocopy of a letter to Mr. Fessenden dated March 28, 1864 in which he expresses his sympathy for the death of Fessenden's son; a pamphlet describing the Neal Dow Memorial in Portland, Maine; and a broadside containing a picture of Dow, his signature, and the text of "The Original Maine Law" dated June 2, 1851 (broadside printed by Case, Tiffany & Co. and published by B.E. Hale, Hartford, Conn.)
Organization and Arrangement
The broadside is housed in the folio folder.
Subject
- Dow, Neal, 1804-1897 (Person)
- Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869 (Person)
- Maine. Act for the suppression of drinking-houses and tippling-shops (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Neal Dow Collection
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
