John Neal was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist. Considered both eccentric and influential, he delivered speeches and published essays, novels, poems, and short stories betwee
Portrait c. 1823
Daguerreotype of the Neal family, 1843
John Neal houses at 173–175 State Street, Portland, Maine
Edward Coote Pinkney was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor. Born in London in 1802 when his father was serving as ambassador to the Court of St. James, Pinkney returned with his
Frontispiece from The Life and Works of Edward Coote Pinkney