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Description
John Neal wrote to Elizabeth Oakes Smith about his son's death in Nicaragua, where he was serving with Col. William Walker's filibuster into the country. Walker was a soldier of fortune intent on taking over Nicaragua.
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About This Item
- Title: John Neal letter concerning son's death, 1856
- Creator: John Neal
- Creation Date: 1856-10-27
- Subject Date: 1856
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Locations:
- ME
- Nicaragua
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-1919, Misc. Box 91/2
- Collection: John Neal correspondence
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Death
- Neal, John, 1793-1876--Correspondence
- Smith, Elizabeth Oakes--Correspondence
- Walker, William, 1824-1860
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