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John Melmoth Dow, 1827-1892.Papers, 1798-1918.

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r > H C / P R O D L O N NYCV84-A1201R e c o r d 1 o f 1vow, John Helmoth i 1827-1 892 .P a r e r s , 1 79 8- 19 18 .6 .4 c u h i c f t .

John H elmoth Ilow was a s h i r n ~ a s t e r r h i r r i n s a s e r ~ t n d n a t u r a l i s t . B orn i nYork C i t r i n 1 8 27 , h e j o i n e d t h e P an an 13 R a i l r o a d C o n ~ r a n r . H E made h i s f i r sv o r a s e t o t h e C e n t r a l A n ~ e r i c a r~o a s t i n 1 8 51 i a nd r en na ir ~e d i n v o l v e d w i t h Ca nd S ou th Am erican c o a s t a l t r a d e a s a s h i v c a r t a i n u n t i l 1 87 6. He was a r r o ico nlaa rtde r of t h e s te a n i e r C o n s t i t u t i o r ~ r l 1 8 5 3 , a nd o re r le d t h e C e n t r a l A n ~ es e r v i c e o f t h e Pananla R a i l r o a d C o n ~ r a n ra s c on ~nla r~de r f t h e s t e am e r i o l o n ~ bl a t e r h ec as e a s h i r r i n s a s e n t f o r t h e P a c i f i c H a i l S t e a n ~ s h i rC o m ra n r . l l ~ ~r e a r s a s a s h i r r i r ~ s s e r t t r 11ow was c a r t u r e d an d h e l d h o s t a s e h r r e v o l u t i o r ~P e dr o' P r e s t - an i n 1 8 8 5 . He was a r h i t r a t o r i r ~ h e d i s p u t e b e t we en t h e C o n ~U n i v e r s e l l e du C a n al I n t e r o c - e a n l n u e a nd t h e A n ~e ri ca rt C o n t r a c t i n s an d D r e dConnranr i n t h e i r a t t e n ~ r t o b u i l d t h e F r e n c h C arla1 i n F'ar1a.a. Llow d i e d i n NYork C i t r i n 1 8 92 .

A ~ C / P R O I ~ L O N NYCV84-A1201 i a t a l o s NYR e c o r d 1 of 1t S un ls ar r: P e r s o n a l a n d r r o f e s s i o r l a l r a r e r s of J o hn M . Ilow i n c l u d e s h i r r i nt r a d i n g c o n t r a c t s w i t h C e n t r a l A n ler ican s o ve r ra n ~e r ~ t s i d n ~ i n i s t r a t i v e e c o r d sc a r s o and f r e i s h t ( r r i m a r i r c o f f e e artd i n d i s o ) s t a t e f i l e n t s i a nd f i n a n c i a l a-o mm erc ia l r e c o r d s r a n n u a l r e r o r t s , l o s s r s c h e d u l e s , an d t e l e s r a r h co d e . Al c l l ~ d e d a r e l e t t e r s an d r l e w sr a r e r c l i r r i n s s c o n c e r n in 3 r o l i t i c a l e v e n t s i nC e n t r a l A merica i n t h e se co rld h a l f o f t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e r l t l ~ r r i c o r r e s r a r ~ d e nu i t h C e n t r a l A m erican r o l i t i c i a n s s u ch a s G en er a l B a r r i o s , R a f a e l Z a l d - iv a rE r ~ r i c aP a l a c i o r.?!2;11.din:l ilr~i.t:rl S t a t e s r o l i c r t o w a r d a t t e n ~ r t s o l u r ~ i f s h eC e n t r a l A s e r i c a r~ c o u r t t r i e s i n t o a s i r ~ s l e e d e r a t i o n . A ls o i n c l u d e d i s D o ~ J 'c o r r e s r o r ~ d e r ~ c es a r h i t r a t o r i n t h e s e t t l e n ~ e r ~ te tw ee rg t h e C on lr as rl ie U n i v edu Carla1 I r t t e r o c - e a r ~ i n u e a nd t h e A m er ic an C o r ~ t r a c t i n s rtd I l re d s ir l s Z o n ~ r a n1 3 8 7 . Ilow 2 15 0 r ,u rs ul ?d h i 5 i n t e r e z t s s s a n a t u r a l i s t r e : . : ~ l o r i r ~ sh e C e n t r aA n ~ e r i c a r ~o a s t t o c o l l e c t n iari r te f l o r a a nd f au n a an d c a r r r i n s on an e : : t e r ~c o r r e s r o r ~ d e n c ew i th P r o f e s s o r S r e n c e r H a i rd of t h e S ~ i t h s o r ~ i a r lr ~ s t i t u t i o rO s h e r t S a l v i r ~ nd P. L . S c l a t e r of t h e Z o o l o g i c a l S o c i e t r o f Lortdorl c on ce rnt h e c o l l e c t i o r ~ nd t r a r t s r o r t a t i o r ~ of s r e c i n i e n s n a t i v e t o C e n t r a l A nt er lc a. Pa l s o c o n t a in s e v e r a l l e t t e r s t o h i s w i f e , E l i z a b e t h A l le n D ow ~ w hich r r o v ~d a i l r a cc ou nt ; o f h i 2 l i f e on b o a r d s h i v and i n r o r t .1 rl de :: rs : U r ~ r u b l s h e d g u i d e .

Described i n DOCUHENTATION NEWSLETTER? Val. I1 No. l r S r r i n s 1 9 75 ,

AMC/PROIl L O N NYCV84-A1201 C a t a l o s NYR e co rd 1 o i 1t .John ? 4 e l so t h Dow. F ' a r e r s i # 2 7 6 5 . I l e r a r t m e n t of M a n t ~ s c r i r t s n d U n i v e r s i t -A r ch iv e s r C o rn e l l U n i v e r s i t r L i b r a r i e s .

IC/PROIl L O N NYCV84-A1201 C a t a l o s FIYt i eco r d 1 o f 1t 1 . A l l en r E l i z a b e t h . 2 . A s ~ i r t w a l l , W i l l i a c n H e r ~ r r . Z . B airc ir S r e n c e r F u l l e1 82 3- 18 87 . 4 . B a r r i o s , G e r a r d o , G e n e r a l . 5 . C a s s i n r J a h n . b . C e n t e r A l e x a7 . C l r d e r W i l l i a n ~P a n c o a s t . 8 . l l o ra t r C h a r l e s . ? + Dow, E l i z a b e t h A l l e n . 1 9i a n ~ i l r . 1 1 . F r-en no nt, J o hn C h a r l e s , 1 61 3- 16 ?0 . 1 2 . H e n r r r J o s e ~ h , , i707-l13, Hnarlle- ILavirl. - J . Fi. 1 . I - r n l ~ ~ p r .I . J - ~ . I n ' , ~ = h F .


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L a n e , W . H . 1 8 . N e u b ol d , G e o r s e . 1 9 . or ton^ J am es . 10. P a l a c l o , E n r i c o . 21P r e s t - a n , P e d ro . 221 S a l v i n , O s h e r t r 1 83 5- 18 98 . 2 3 . S c l a t e r r P h i l i r L u t l e r1 0 29 -1 9 13 . 2 4. S a n f o r d , H e n r r S h e l t o n , 1 8 23 -1 8 91 . 2 5. S k i n n e r , G e o r s e U re .S l a v e nr H en rr B a r t h o l o n ~ e u . 2 7. W rn~an, J e f f r i e s r h .1 86 4. 2 8 . Z a l v - i d a r , R a f11134-1896. 2 9 . A n l e ri ca n C o n t r a c t a n d D r e d g i n s C o n ~ r a r ~ r . 0 . C o lo nt hu s i s h i r )C o n l r a g n i c U n i v c r c . ~ ~ l . l c !.S I . J C.rr1.31 I r , t , e ro c-e an i nue de Panan la . 32 . C or ~s t i t c l t io r( s h i p ) . 3 3 . P a c i f i c Ma il S t c a m s h i r Co. 3 4 . Panama R a i l r o a d Co. 3 5 . S s i t h s o- r ~ s t i t u t i o r ~ .6 . Z o o l o s i c a l S o c i e t r of L ondon . 37 . C a n a l s ~ n t e r o c e a n i c . 3, a na l s - -D e s is n a nd c o n s t r u c t i o r ~ . 3 9. C a r s o h a n d l i n s , 4 0. C a r i c a t u r e s andc a r t o o n s . 41 . C o a s t a l f l o r a . 4 2 . C o a s t u i s e s h i r r i n 9 + 43 . C o f f ee t r a d e . 4 4 .F r e i s h t a nd f r e i g h t a s e . 4 5. I n d i g o . 4 6. M a ri ne f l o r a . 4 7 . U a r i ne f a u n a . 48M o ss es . 49 . N a t u r a l h i s t o r r . 5 0 . S h i p s - - C a r g o . 5 1 . C e n t r a l A m er ic a- -C o n~ m erI J r ~ i t e d S t a t e s . 5 2 . C e n t r a l A n l e r i c a - -D e s c r i r t i o n a nd t r a v e l . 5 3 . C e n t r a l Am- F o r e ig n r e l a t i o n s . 5 4. C e n t r a l Am er i ca -- P o l i t i c s and ~ o v e r n n ~ e n t . 5. PananC a n a l ( F ' a n a s a ) . 5 6 . S o u t h America- -Contnlerce - -United S t a t e s . 5 7 . S oclth A s e rD e s c r i r t i o n and t r a v e l .

A M C / F 'R O D L O N NYCV84-A1201 C a t a l o s NYR e c o r d 1 o f 1IJ P U5 8 . S o u t h A m e r i c a -- F o r e ig n r e l a t i o n s . 5 9 . S o u t h A m er ic a- -P ol i t i c s ;andg o v e r n m e n t . 6 0 . U n i t e d S t a t e s - -Con~n~ e r c e - -C en t r a l A m e r ic a . 6 1 . U n i t e d S t a t e rC om merc e--S ou th A m e ri c a. 6 2 . C l i r r i n S s . 6 3 . C o n t r a c t s . 6 4 . D i a r i e s . 6 5 . L o6 6 . Maps. 67 . Menus. 68 . Notebooks. 6 9. P h o t o r r i n t s . 7 0 . S c h e d u l e s . 7 1 +N a t u r a l i s t s . 72 . S h i ~ a a s t e r s .

RGPN : 2765ID: NYCV84-A1201 c c : 9554


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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iBiographical Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . .Key to Descriptive Elements . . . . . . . . . . iCorrespondence and Related Papers. 1855-1893 . 1Letterbooks. 1857-1892 . . . . . . . . . . . 1Logs. Diaries and Nautical Guide. 1851-1892 . . 2Personal Papers. 1851-1918 . . . . . . . . . . . 15.hotographs. c 1860-1891 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Miscellany azd Memorabilia. 1851-1896 . . . . . . . . 9Publications. 1854-1891 . . . . . . . . 1Maps. Lithographs and Broadside. 1798-1905 . -26Calendar of Spanish and French Letters. 1861-1892 . . 29


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INTRODUCTION

This collection contains the personal and professional papers ofJohn Melmoth Dow, who was closely connected with the Central Americancoast trade. For nearly thirty years, he was a ship captain off thewestern coast of Central America and later in life settled on theIsthmus as agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

Born in New York in 1827, he was intended for the law, the studyof which he began at an early age. Failing health drove him to thesea. In 1850 he joined the Panama Railroad Company, which had receiveda concession from Colombia t o build a line across the Isthmus of Panama.Dow made his first voyage to the coast of Central America in 1851 as2nd Officer on the steamer "Fremont." When David Hoadley becamepresident of the Panama Railroad Company in 1853, Dow was given commandof the steamer "Constitution." The Panama Railroad was completed in1855; however the company was not destined to monopolize the isthmiantraffic. Soon after the road was completed, Dow opened the CentralAmerican service of the "Brig Line,' a part of the Panama RailroadCompany, as commander of the steamer "Constitution." The line wascomposed of ten sailing vessels which made regular and rapid voyagesbetween New York City and Aspinwall on the isthmus until 1870 whenthe business was sold to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

The slow process of discharging and receiving cargo, gave CaptainDow ample time to pursue his interest as a n?uralist, exploring theCentral American coast to collect marine flora and fauna. As a directresult of his labors, no fewer than 200 new fishes were discovered andnamed. A new species of tapir was also discovered by Captain Dow inthe highlands of Guatemala. A handsome member of the orchid familyfound in Costa Rica bears the name of Cathleya Dowiana.

Dow carried on an extensive correspondence with Professor SpencerBaird of the Smithsonian Institution, and Osbert Salvin and P. L.Sclater of the Zoological Society of London pertaining to the collectionand transportation of specimens of flora and fauna native to CentralAmerica. He was also an honorary fellow of the Zoological Societyof London, a member of the New York Geographical Society, and of theAcademy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. The University of Gottingenconferred on him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Dow's career as a ship captain ended in 1876 when he was appointedas a special agent for the pacific Mail Steamship Company. Hisprofessional papers include the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's shippingand trading contracts with Central American governments; administrativerecords, cargo and freight (mainly coffee and indigo) statements, andfinancial and commercial records, annual reports, logs, maps, and schedulesas well as their telegraphic code.

7. Included in this professional correspondence are a few letters andnewspaper clippings that pr0vide.a certain insight into a number ofhistorical events of that central section of the continent in the secondhalf of the nineteenth century. Of interest is correspondence with Central


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A merican p o l i t i c i a n s s u c h a s G en er al B a r r i o s , R a f ae l ~ a l d f v a r n d E n r ic oP a l a c i o r e g ar d i n g U.S. n e u t r a l i t y t ow a rd s a t te m p t s t o u n i f y t h e C e n t r a lAmerican cou n t r i es i n t o a s i ng le feder a t ion . Cap ta in Dow was fo r th em ost p a r t a n o b s e r v e r o f t h e u n r e s t , a l though he was held hostage byt h e r e v o l u t i o n i s t P edro ~ r e s t g n . I n 1885, t h e n a t i o n a l t r o o p s a t co ld nw ere t r a n s f e r r e d t o h e l p p u t down a r e v o l u t i o n i n c ol om b ia , l e a v i n gco l 6 n u n p ro t ec t ed . rest&, i n sympathy wit h General Aiz pum and th ere vo lu t i on , made himself ma ster of the ci ty . When, a t t h e end of March,a f o r c e was s e n t t o r e c o v e r ~016,res ta 'n took Captain Dow and oneo t he r p rominen t American re s i de n t , Wi ll iam Connor, hos tage . P lac ingthem a t th e head o f h i s "army" he marched o u t t o m e e t t h e o p p os in gf o r c e . m r i n g a m i d n i g h t s k i rm i s h a t Monkey H i l l , 2 m i l es d i s t a n t ,Dow and Conno r managed t o es ca pe . ~ r e s t a ' nwas d e fea t ed an d r e t r ea t edt o ~01611,where he gave o rders to f i r e th e town. Every th ing wasdes t royed e xcep t , thanks t o Connor, t he bu i ld ing s and wharf o f th eP a c i f i c M a i l Steamship Company.

Als o i n c l u d ed i n t h e co l l e c t i o n a r e C ap ta i n Dow 's co rre sp o nd encea s a r b i t r a t o r i n t h e s e t t l e m e n t ( 18 87 ) betw een t h e " C o m pg ni e U n i v e r s e l l edu Canal lnteroceeanique" and the "American Contracting and DredgingCompany." The Fre nch company formed i n 1879 by Fe rd ina nd d e Les se ps,purchased th e co ncess ion ob ta ine d by L ie u tenan t Lucien Wyse o f th eFrench Navy from th e Colombian government i n 1878 t o exc ava te a se a- le ve lcan a l between Panama and Coldn a long ess en t i a l ly th e same l i n e fo l lowedby t h e Panama Ra ilroa d. The Wyse con ces sion was th e re fo re on t h econ d i t ion t h a t th e ca na l company cou ld come t o an amicab le ag reementwi th t h e ra i l ro ad company. Work under this p l a n c o n t in u e d u n t i l t h el a t t e r p a r t o f 1 88 8, when ex t r av ag n ce , co r ru p t i o n , and the v a s teng ineer ing p rob lems b rough t t he company to bankrup tcy and f i n a l lyd is s ol ut io n . The American Co ntr ac tin g and Dredging Company was theonly American concern connected w i t h the ca na l , a l though t he Panamara i l ro ad co n t in u ed t o b e i n v o l v ed i n t h e l o n g s u cces s i o n o f com pani eso r g a ni z e d t o c o m pl et e t h e p r o j e c t .

The c o l l e c t i o n a l s o c o n ta i n s s e v e r a l l e t t e r s t o h i s w i f e E li za b et hAl l en Dow. Th ese l e t t e r s o f t e n p ro vi de d a i l y a cc ou nt s o f h i s l i f e onboard sh ip afid in po r t . Among th e o th er co rrespon den ts are William HenryAspinwall , John Cas sin , Alexander Cente r , W i l l i a m Pancoas t Clyde , Char le sDora t , John Cha rles Fremont , Joseph I. Henry. David Hoadley, J . B.Houston, J. Jac qu i er , Joseph F. Joy , W. H. Lane, George Newbold Lawrence,John Laure nce LeConte, O th ni el Ch ar le s March, Brandon Mozley, WesleyNewcomb, James Or ton, Henry Sh el to n Sa nf or d, George Ure Sk in ne r, HenryB ar th olo mew Sl aven an d J e f f r i e s m a n .

E i g h t d i a r i e s k e p t b y J oh n M. Dow pr ovi de comments on h i s d a i l yl i f e , and two n o teb oo k s g i v e d e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e c o a s t of C en t r a l Am er ica.Pho tographs inc lud e s ev er a l o f Cen t ra l Amer ican sc ene s and o f Dow. Al a r g e album c o n ta i n s p o r t r a i t s o f Dow's f a m il y , r e l a t i v e s , a c q u a in t a nc e sand well-known person s . There a r e two albums of amusing c ar ic a tu re sand a book of "Ocean Mosses" (pre ssed specimens) g iv en t o El iz ab et h Allen


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"from her friend Capt'n John M. h."The remaining items in the collection include a significant group

of nineteenth century maps, membership certificates, property assets,bills, bank books, insurance policies, memoranda, passenger lists, menus.invitations and printed matter pertaining primarily to natural history.


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BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE

Born i n New York C i ty .Joins the Panama Railroad Company.F i r s t voyage t o th e Ce n t ra l American Coast .Appointed Commander of steamer "Constitution."Opens the C en tr al American se rv ic e of t he Panama Railroa dCompany a s Commander of t h e s team er "Colombus".Appointed ag en t of th e P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company.C ap tu re d and h el d h os ta g e by r e v o l u t i o n i s t P ed ro ~ r e s t m .A rb i t r at or i n th e disagreement between the Compagnie Un iver sel ledu Canal 1n tero c& niq ue " and the "American Co ntra ctin g andDredging Company" i n t h e i r a t tem pt t o b ui ld the French Canali n Panama.Died i n New York C it y .


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a. Actua l fo lde r heading o r v o l u ~ e i t l eb. Physical format, i.e., volume, f i l e fold er, etc .c. Qpe of it en , i.e., correspondence, invoice, et c.d. Inclus ive date s ( in years only)e. Key word o r words which id e nt i fy the su bj ec t mat te rof the f i l i n g uni t or volumef. Major or primary correspondents ( ind ivi dua l people)or i n th e case of fi na nc ia l volumes, primary-, accountsg. Major o r primary org an iza tio ns which ar e corres pond ents

*This i s th e key t o t he format used i n desc ribi ng Correspondence andRelated Papers, Letterbooks, Personal Papers and Photographs.


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Folder Lis t ingF i l e F o lde r Desc r ip t ion

Correspondence and elated Papers, 1855-1893.( 3 l e g a l s i z e 4" boxes, nos. 1-31

1 1 a. Business and Natural Histo ryb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , r e s o l u ti o n s , o r d e r sd. 1855-1858e. n a tu ra l h is to ry specimens, New York St a tet r av el , San Salvador mines, sa i l in g orde rsf. Cha rles Dorat, William Henry Aspinwall ,Theodore Dwight, Spencer Fu ll er to n Bairdg. Smithsonian I n s ti tu ti o n , Panama Ra il Road

Company, P a c i f ic Mail S team ship Company

a. Business and Natural Histo ryb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , r e s o l u ti o n , c l i p p in g sd. 1859-1860e . na tu r a l h i s t o ry specimens, s a i l i ng o rde r sf . W i l l i a m H. Aspin wall, Spencer F. B air d,David Hoadley, Henry Shelt on San ford , John

Lawrence LeConteg. Smithso nian I n s t i t u t i o n , Panama R a il Road Companya. Business and Natural History Correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 1-6/1861e . t r ade , s t eamsh ip c rews , Un it ed S t a t e po l i t i c s ,

Uni ted S t a te s C iv i l Warf . David Hoadley, Jose ph F. Joyg. Panama R a i l Road Companya. Business mrresp5ndenceb. f f .c . l e t t e r sd. 7-9/1861e. steams hip crewf . David Hoadleyg. Panama R a i l Road Companya. Business correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 10/1861-12/1862e. s teamsh ips, United St at es C iv i l Warf . David Hoadleyg. Panama R a i l Road Company


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BOX- F i l e F o l d e r1 (con t . ) 6

Desc r ip t io nCorrespondence and Relate d Papers , 1855-1893. (c on ta. Business and Natu ral Historyb. f f .c. l e t t e r s , l i s t , t r a n s l a t i o nd. 1863e . na t ura l h i s t o r y specimensf . Spencer F. Baird , C harles Dorat , O sbert Salving . Smithson ian In s t i tu t i o na . Natura l His to ryb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , l i s td. 1864e . n a tu r a l h i s t o r y specimensf . Spencer F. Bairdg. Smithson ian In s t i t u t io na . Natura l His to ryb . f f .c. l e t t e r s , i l l u s t r a t i o nd. 1865e . n a t u r a l h i s to r y specimens , f au n a, f i s hf . Spencer F. Ba ird, J e f f r i e s Wyman, W i l l i a mStimpsong . Smithson ian In s t i t u t io na. Na tura l His tory Correspondenceb . f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 1866e . n a tu r a l h i s to r y specimens , f i sh , fau na

(Central America)f . Spencer F. B air d, George Ure Sk inn er,P h i l i p L. S c l a t e rg. Smithsonian In st i t u t io n , B ri t i sh Museum,Zoolo gical S oc ie ty of London

a . Business and Natural History Correspondenceb. f f .c . l e t t e r sd. 1-8/1867e . n a t u r a l h i s to r y specimen sf . Spencer F. Baird , Osber t Sa lv ing . Smithso nian In s t i t u t io n , Zo olo gical So c ie ty

of London


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Box- F i l e F o lde r1 ( a n t . ) 11

Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and Re lated Pa pe rs, 1855-1893. (c on t.)a. Business and Natura l Historyb . f f .c. l e t t e r s , l i s td. 9/1867-12/1868e . b i rd s , fauna, vo lcanof . Joseph Henry, Spencer F. Baird , P h il ip L.S c l a t e rg . Smithsonian In s t i tu t io n , Zoological Socie tyof Londona. Natural Historyb. ff .c. l e t t e r s , memorandumd. 1/1869-6/1870e . na tu ra l h i s t o ry , t r a ve l , specimensf . Osber t Salv in , Spencer F. Bai rd , Phi l i pL. S c l a t e r , George Newbold Lawrenceg. Zoolog ical Socie ty of London, SmithsonianI n s t i t u t i o na. Na tura l Hi sto ry Correspondenceb . f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 7/1870-7/1871e . b ota ny , f i s h , t a p i r b i r d s , f i s hf . Spencer F . Baird, Osbert Sa lvin ,

A. R. Endresg . Smithsonian In s t i t u t io na. Natural History Correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sa. 8/1871-12/1872e. zoologyf . A. R. En dr es , Wesley Newcomb, P h i l i p

L. Sc la te r , Osbert Salv in, Spencer F. B aird,Othniel Charles Marshg. Zo olog ical Soc ie ty of London, Yale Coll egea. Busines s and Na tura l Histo ry Correspondenceb . i f .c. l e t t e r sd. 1873-1875e . na tu r a l h i s t o ry specimens , f i shf . Osber t Salv in , S. F. Bai rdg . Smithsonian In s t i t u t io n


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Desc r ip t i onCorrespondence and Re late d Pa pe rs, 1855-1893. (c on t.)a. Business and Na tura l Histor yb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , l e ga l documen ts , t e leg ramd. 1876-1878e. cormnercial t r ad e, na tu ra l sc ien ce , mutiny,

na tu ra l h i s t o ry spec imensf. Spencer I?. Baird , Osber t Salv in , Wi l li am

Pancoast Clydeg . S mith so nia n I n s t i t u t i o n , P a c i f i c MailSteamship Company

a. Natu ra l His toryb . f f .c. l e t t e r s , r e s o lu t io nd. 1879-1881e. zoology , bo tany , na tu ra l h i s t or y specimensf . Spencer P. B ai rd , Osbert S a lv ing. S mi thson i an In s t i t u t i ona. Business and Na tura l His tory Correspondenceb . f f .c. l e t t e r s , memorandumd. 1882-6/1883e. n a tu ra l h is to ry specimens, Panama Ra il RoadCompanyf . Spencer I?. Baird , W. H. Lane, A ll an Wade Dowg. S mithson ian In s t i t u t i o n , P a c i f i c Ha i l S team-s h ip Company

a. Business and Natu ral Historyb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , ti me s t a te m e n td. 8/1883-8/1884e . na tu ra l h i s t o r y specimens , P a c i f i c Mail

Steamship Companyf . Spencer F . Baird, W. H. Laneg. S mith so nia n I n s t i t u t i o n , P a c i f i c H a i lSteamship Company

a. Business and Natu ral His toryb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , memorandums, cl ip pi ngd. 9-12/1884e. canal (Cent ra l America), Pa ci f i c Ha i l S teamship

Company, n at ur al h is to ry specimensf . Spencer I?. Baird , W. H. Lane, Bedford Pimg. Smithsonian Ins t i tu t i o n , Pa ci f i c Mail S teamshipCompany


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Box- Fi le Folder Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and Related Papers, 1855-1893. (cant.)a. Businessb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , l i s t s , d e c l a r a t i o n s , book cover,t e l e g r a m , t r a n s l a t i o n sd. 1-3/1885e. revo lu t i on i n colGn, C en t ra l American po l i t i c s ,commercef . W. H. Lane, R afael Z ald iva r, Bedford Pimg. P a c i f i c Mail Steam ship Company, Colombia,Off ice of the Sec re tary Genera l, Salvador,

P r e s i d e n ta. Businessb. f f .c. l e t t e r s , t r a n s l a t i o n s t e le g r amd. 4-9/1805 ise. f a ls e imp nment claim, Pa ci f i c MailSteamship% mpany, conmercef . W. H. Lane, El izabeth Dow, Rafael Zalv idarg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company, Sa lvad or,P r e s i d e n ta. Businessb. f f .c. l e t t e r s , p e t i t i o n s , r e s o lu t i o n s , s ta te m en td. 10-12/1885e. fa l s e impri sonment c la im, mai l t ra ns po r ta t ionf . James H. S a v i l l e , W. H. Laneg . S a v i l l e and S t a r r i n g , S o l i c i t o r s , P a c i f i c

Mail Steamship Companya. Busin ess correspondenceb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , t el eg ra md. 1886e. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company, American

C ont ra ct in g and Dredging Company, CompagnieUn ive rsel l e du Canal 1nteroc6aniquef . W. H. Lane, A ll an Wade Dow, H. B. Slaveng. P a c i f i c Mail Steam ship Company, American

Contracting and Dredging Corpany


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D e s c r i p t i o nCorrespondence and Rel ated Pa per s , 1855-1893. (con t . )a . B u s i nes s and Na t u ra l H i s t o ryb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , t r a n s l a t i o nd. 1-4/1887e . na tu ra l h i s t o ry spec imens , Panama Canal ,

American Contracting and Dredging Company,Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoccfanique

f . H. B. Sla ven , T. T ac qui er , Trac y Robinson.Spencer F. B air d

g. American C on tr ac ti ng and Dredging Company,Compagnie Universelle 6u Canal In te rocgan ique ,S m i t h s o n i a n I n s t i t u t i o n

a . Bus inessb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , q u e s ti o n sd. 5-2-87 to 5-18-87e. a r b i t r a t i o n , Panama Canal , American Con-

t r a c t i n g and Dredging Company, CompagnieU n i ve r se l le du C an al I n t e r o c h i q u e

f . Tracy Robinsona . Bus inessb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , t r a n s l a t i o n s , q ue s ti o n s, o p in io n sd. 5-21 t o 5-28-1887e. a r b i t r a t i o n , Panama Canal , American Con-

t r a c t i n g and Dredging Company, CompagnieU n i v e r s e l l e du C an al I n t e r o c ~ a n i q u ef . H. B. Slaven, Tracy Robinsong. American C on tr ac ti ng and Dredging CompyyCompagnie Universel le du Canal In teroceaniquea . Bus iness - a r b i t r a t i o nb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , t r a n s l a t i o n s , q ue s t io n , s ta t em e n ts

c an al p r o f i l e sd. 6-8/1887e. Panama Ca nalf . H. B. Slaven, Tracy Robinsong. P a c if ic Mail Steam ship Company, AmericanContracting and Dredging Company, Compagnie

Universe l le du Canal In te rocekn ique


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Box- F i l e F o ld e r2 (cont . ) 11

Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and elated Pape rs, 1855-1893. (c on t.)a. Businessb. ff .c . l e t t e r s , job a p p l i c a t io n sd. 9/1887-1/1888e . P ac i f i c M a i l Steamship Company, personnelf . W. H. Laneg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Companya. Bus iness , Natur a l His tory and Personal

Correspondenceb. f f .c . l e t t e r sd. 2-7/1888e. Natural History , Pa ci f i c Mail SteamshipCompany, Panama Canalf . W. H. Lane, Mary McCordg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company, Esperanz aCollegea. Business and Natu ral Historyb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , l i s td. 8/1888-1889e . na tu ra l h i s t o r y spec imens , P a c i f i c MailSteamship Companyf . W. H. Lane, Osbe rt Sa lving . P ac i f i c M a i l Steamship Companya. Business and Natu ral Historyb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , f i n a n c i a l s t a te m e n t s , t el eg ra m sd. 6/1890-2/1891e . P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company, San Fra nc iscor e a l e s t a t ef . W. H. Lane, J . B. Houston, Thomas Mageeg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Companya. Business and Na tura l His toryb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , f i n a n c i a l s t a te m e n t s , t e le g r am s ,memorandum, invitationsd. 3-7/1891e. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company, government

sub s id ie s , Cent ra l Americaf . J . B. Houston, W. H. Laneg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company


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Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and Re late d Pa pe rs, 1855-1893. (c on t.)a. Business and Natu ral Historyb . f f .c . l e t t e r s , drawing, photograph copy, scheduled. 8/1891-6/1892e . P ac i f i c m il Steam ship Company, ste am ship

p rope l l e r b l adesf . W. H. Lane, Alexander Centerg. P a c if ic M ail Steam ship Company

a. Business and Perso nalb . i f .c . l e t t e r s , r e c e i p t s , s ta t em e n tsd. 7-12/1892e. John M. Dow's h ea l th , Pa ci f i c Mail SteamshipCompanya. Personalb . i f .c . l e t t e r s , f ra g m en ts , r e s o l u t i o nd. n.d.e . P i t y r i a s i s v e r s i c o l o r , San S a lv a do rf . James Allena. Perso nal Familyb. ff.c . l e t t e r s , poemd. 6/1856-11/1858e. t r a v e l , New York s t a t e , s t eag sh ip t r a ve l ,engagement, Elizabeth K. Allfina. Perso nal Familyb. i f .c. l e t t e r s , c l ip p i n gd. 1859-6/1860e . Dow fami ly, s teamship t r av ela. Per son al Family Correspondenceb. i f .c . l e t t e r sd. 11/1860-4/1870e. Dow fami ly , s teamship t r a v e l


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3 (cont . ) 6

Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and Relate d Pa pe rs, 1855-1893. (c on t.)a. Person al Family correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 1-3/1872e. steam ship t r a v e l , Dow fam ilya. Person al Family correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 4-10/1872e. Dow fami ly , s teamship t r av e la. Per son al Family Correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 11/1872-7/1876e. Dow fami ly , s teamship t r av e la. Business and Personal Family Correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r sd. 8/1881-4/1885e. P a c i f i c Mail Steamsh ip Company, arms and

mun itions, Panama, Aspinwall A ff a i r,Dow family

a. Business and Per sona lb. f f .c . l e t t e r s , compromise, notesd. 6/1885-9/1890e. P a c i f i c Mail Steam ship Company, Panama

R ail Road Company, Panama Can al , Dow family,American Contracting and Dredging Company,Compagnie Universelle du Canal ~nterocganique

a. Bus iness and Pe rson al Correspondenceb. f f .c. l e t t e r s , t e l e g r a m sd. c. 1891-1892e. Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Dow family


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3 (cont . ) 12

Map DrawerK- 8

Descr ip t ionCorrespondence and Related Pa pe rs, 1855-1893. ( a n t . )a. Pa ci f i c Mai l s teamship Company ~ u s i n e s s

Recordsb. i f .c. ce r t i f i c a t e s , s t a t emen t s, m inut es , l i s t s ,r eco rds , t i de t ab l e , newspaperd. c. 1857-1888-e. ex por ts , imports , t i d e s , Panamaa. P a c i f i c Mail Steamship Companyb. i f .c . s t a t emen t s, r eco rds , t ab l es , schedu les ,c i r c u l a rd. 1880-1885e. cargo, moon pha ses, t i d e ta b le s, Monkey H i l l ,

Pacific Mail Steamship Companya. P a c i f k Mail' Steamship Company B usin essRecordsb. f f .c . s t a t emen t s, r epo r t s , con t rac t s , t e leg rams,analys i s , t es t imonyd. 1886-1889e. Frank Brother vs. S.S."City of Pa ra, " co ff eeex po rt, P a c if ic Mail Steamship Companya. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company Bu sine ss

Recordsb. i f .c . r epo r t s , s t a t emen t s, s chedul es, t i de t ab l es ,c l i p p i n g s , r e c e i p t s , l i s t s , payro l l s , i nven -tory , t e legramd. -. 1889-1892e. Pa ci f i c Mail Steamship Company, f i na nc ia l rep or t

a. Busine ss Recordsb. f f .c. r e p o r t s. f i n a n c i a l r e c o r d s , c h a r t sd. 1861-1892e . commerica l f r e ig h t , s a l a r i e sg. P a c if ic Mail Steamship Company


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Descriptionox4 Letterbooks, 1857-1892. (1 16" box, no. 4)

a. Letterbooksb. eleven bound volumesc. Letterbooksd. 1-15-1857 to 1-12-18597-6-1858 to 4-24-18658-13-1859 to 9-24-1864

10-15-1864 to 2-19-18735-23-1865 to 7-15-18737-28-1873 to 3-15-18793-20-1879 to 3-26-18813-26-1881 to 7-28-18837-2-1883 to 1-28-18851-22-1885 to 4-5-18884-12-1888 to 7-23-1892

e. voyage reports, commercial trade, shippingmatters, collection and transportation ofplant and animal specimens, Daw's imprison-ment in Central America

f. David Hoadley, Joseph Joy, Spencer F. Baird,Mr. Skinner, P. L. Sclater,Brandon MozleyW. H. Lane, Mr. Bullay, Joseph Hellen, J. B.Houston, Blanco y Eriqueros. Francisco Sargg. Panama Rail Road Company, Pacific Mail Steam-ship Company, Smithsonian Institution


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Box-5

D e s c r i p t i o nLogs, Di ar ie s , and Na ut ic a l Guide , 1851-1892.(1 16" box, no. 5)

LO9s. s. "Columbus"Sa n F r a n c i sc o to Acapulco

9-29-1851 t o 10-4-1851San Franc i s co t o Panama

7-8-1853 to 7-27-1853Panama t o San Fra nc i sc o

12-21-1853 t o 1-13-1854Sa n F r a n c i sc o to Panama

4-26-1854 t o 5-12-1854S. S. "Golden Age"

Panama t o San Fran c i sco10-1-1854 t o 10-16-1854

Lo9S. S . "Fremont"San Fra nc i sco t o Panama

2-2-1852 t o 4-1-1852s. . "Columbus"San Fr anc i sc o t o Panama

6-8-1853 t o 6-26-185312-23-1853 t o 2-18-1854

-9No s h i p name gi ve n6-8-1859 t o 8-5-1859

12-11-1868 to 1-31-1869Lo9S.S. "Co sta Rica "

4-11-1870 t o 6-30-187011-26-1870 t o 11-29-1871

Tim e s i g h t s ( n o t c o mp l et e )1-20-1873 t o 3-22-1873

LogS.S. "Honduras"3-3-1873 to 7-14-1873No s h i p name g iv en1-27-1875 t o 4-26-1875


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BOX-5 ( c o n t . )

D e s c r i p t i o nLogs, D ia r i e s , and Na ut i c a l Guide, 1851-1892 . (con t . )

LogS.S. "Acapulco"New York to A s p in w a ll v i a K i n gs t on a nd r e t u r n

5-23-1874 t o 6-17-1874S. . "Colon"

New York t o Aspinwal l and r e tu r n6-20-1874 to 7-13-18747-18-1874 to 8-11-18748-15-1874 t o 9-8-18749-26-1874 t o 10-17-1874

S.S. "City of Panama"New York to Asp in wa ll a n d r e t u r n

10-31-1874 to 11-23-1874S.S. "C ity o f Sydney"

New York t o S an F ra n c i s c o a n d r e t u r n12-20-1875 t o 6-12-1876LogS.S. "C ity o f Sydney"

Sa n F r a n c i sc o to Sydney and New Zea landa n d r e t u r n

6-21-1876 t o 10-18-1876P r i v a t e J o u r n a l

S.S. "Columbus"11-17-1856 t o 1-10-1859

Di a r y3-28-1877 t o 12-25-18772-18-1878 t o 3-1-1878

Di a r y2-12-1880 t o 1-8-1881

Di a r y1-9-1884 t o 8-14-1884

Di a r y1-24-1887 t o 1-6-1888

Di a r y1-1-1888 t o 5-28-1888


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BOX-5 (cont . )

Descr ip t ionLogs, D ia ri es , and Na uti cal Guide, 1851-1892. (co nt.

Diary1-1-1890 t o 10-14-1890

Notebook and Diary12-10-1888 t o 12-31-188812-31-1890 t o 6-19-1891Diary1-1-1892 t o 7-22-1892Nautical GuideA two volume, handwrit ten, English tra ns la t i onof Reconnaissance hydrographique des c&esdu $La Br il la nt e, sous l e cornandement de M. T.de Lapelin . . . , Par is , 1854 .


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Fi le Fo ld e r Descr ip t ionPersonal Papers, 1851-1918.(1 eg a l si z e 4" box, no. 6)

a. Dow-Allen Bio gr ap hi ca l and Gen ealo gica lMater ia lb . f f .c . news cl ip pin gs , gene alogi cal sketc h,l e t t e rd. 1892, 1914e. Dow Family, Allen Familya . Dow Family Correspondenceb. f f .c. corr espo nde nce , poemsd. c. 1851-1918-e . Dow family, Allen familyf . Al lan Wade Dow, Bert ha Dowa. Pers onal Legal Papersb. ff.c . le ga l documents , insurance po l i c i esd. 1857-1877e. ins ura nce , m rt ga ge , New York C ity pro pe rtya. Persona l Legal Papersb. f f .c . i n suran ce p o l i c i e s , p assp o r t s , co n t r ac td. 1885-1889e. in su ra nc e, New York C ity pr op er tya . P e rs on al ~ i n a n c i a l a pe rsb. f f .c . account books , rec e ip ts , invo icesd. 1860-1869e. taxzs (New York) , property (New York) ,New York C it y tax es , p ro pe rt ya . Personal Financia l Papersb . f f .c . account books, re ce ip ts , invoi cesd. 1870-1875e. t a x e s (New York) , property (New York) ,

New York C it y ta xe s, pr op er ty


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BOX- F il e Folder DescriptionPersonal Papers, 1851-1918. (c on t. )

6 ( co nt . ) 7 a. Personal Fin anci al Papersb. f f .c . c h e c k s , r e c e i p t s , i n v o i c e s , c e r t i f i c a t e sd. 1876-1892e . insura nce, New York Ci ty ta xe s, stock sharesa . Membership Papersb. f f .c. c e r t i f i c a t e s , c i r c u l a r sd. 1858-1888e . A s s o ci a t io ns , So c i e t i e s


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Descr ip t ionPhotographs, 5 1860-1891.(2 4" le ga l s iz e boxes, nos. 7-8)a. Photograph Albumb. bound volumed. -. 1860-1870e. Spencer F. Ba ird, steamer ca pt ai ns ,

Dow fami ly , Pres ident J. M. Montealgre,Pr es id en t Abraham Lin coln , General JohnCha r l e s F re mnta. Encased Photograp hb. photographd. n.d.e. James Allen, "John" Morrisona. Photographsb. f i ve photographsd. -. 1872-1891e. John M. Dowa. Car ica turesb. two bound volumesd. n.d.a. Photographsb. twenty-four photographsd. n.d.e . seap or t s , Cent ra l American v i l la g es scenes ,

P.M. S.S. "C it y of Sydney"a. Photographsb. nineteen photographsd. n.d.e. Grand Ho tel in Panama, dre dgi ng and

excava ting fo r a cana la. Photographb. pho togra ph, 42" x 6-1/2"d. n.d.e. Sydney and surrou ndin g ar eaa. Photographb. t h i r t y - f i ve pho togra phsd. n.d.e. Guatemala and o th er Ce nt ral American a r e a s


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DescriptionPhotographs, c. 1860-1891. (cant.)a. Photographsb. thirteen photographsd. n.d.e . Panama, Aspinwalla. Photographsb . forty photographsd. c . 1874-e . John M . Cow, Panamanian cathedral,

S .S . "Guatemala," a coff ee es t at e ,Aspinwall monument and Protestant church,Panamanian cemetery, Panamanian railroaddepot, Guatemala


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Box- Descr ip t i onMisc ellany and Mem orabilia, 1851-1896.(1 l e g a l s i z e 4" box and 1 l e t t e r s i z e3" box, nos, 9-10)

"Teleg raphic Code: P a c if ic Mail SteamshipCompany," Jan uar y 1 5, 1885 (a nn ota ted byJohn M. Dow)"Fre ight and Shipping Rate s , 1878"Scrapbook, 1855-1896"Notebook" 1857-1858-59"Memo book, re Orchids

" ~ o t e b o o k ,Expenses - 1888, Tr ip t o Europe""Poems, 1851-1856"Journal , "Dec. 2, 1876-Jan. 12 , 1877-1878""Memoranda, 1860-1861""1861 Measurements and Di sta nc es ""Notebook 1860-1865"" E l C o n s t i t u t i o n a l ," 865, a broadsidea t t ached t o a hand -pa in ted f l a g , i n sc r i bed"To J . M . Dow, Esqr. Cap'n of th e SteamerGua temala, h i s t r u ly f r i e nd , Juan J . Canas"

Sketchbook"Ocean Mosses," bound, pre ss ed mosses( insc r ibe d "Miss Lizz ie K. Allen from herf r ie nd Capt 'n John M. Dow, Dec. 1 0 , 1855")S ing l e d r i ed , p res sed f l ower (pos s ib lyCattleya Dowiana)Mounted p i c tu re and de s c r i~ t i o n f C a t t l eyaDowiana, 1865


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Box-1 0 ( c o nt . )

Descript ion

Passenger l i s t s from S. S . Rhaetia,1888 (J. M . DOW was captain)Mem o book contain ing n ot es on vario ussubjec t s with some da i l y en tr ie sMenus, program, tra de ca rd s, t i c k e t s andi n v i t a t i o n


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DescriptionOX-11

Publications, 1854-1891 (2 legal size 3" boxes, nos. 11-12)Bulletin of the Proceedings of the

American Ethnological Society inthe City of New York, for theYears 1861 and 1862

Arrangement of Families of Birds.A-American (Adopted provisionallyby the Smithsonian Institution)( 8 pages)

Sculptured Anthropoid Ape Heads,Found in or Near the Valley of theJohn Day River, A Tributary of theT e r m

A Week at Port-Royal by Richard Hill Montego-BayThe Publications of the American TractSociety, Series I1 Vol. 1 (very smallvolume, incomplete) New York

A Builder's Trip Across the Continentby John J. Tucker New York

Union League Club of New York, AnnualReports of Executive Committee andTreasurer, By-Laws and House Rules

Speculations, Solar Heat, Gravitation,and Sun Spots by J. H. Kedzie Chicago

The American Museum of Natural History,New York City. Annual Report of theTrustees, Act o f Incorporation, Con-stitution, By-Laws and List ofMembers. For the year

Science Vol. VI No. 142Fishes of Central America, XIV. An

Account of the Fishes of States ofCentral America, based on Collectionsmade by Capt. J.M. Dow, F. Godman, Esq.and 0. Salvin, Esq. By Albert GuntherRead March 22, 1864 and Dec. 13, 1866.Pages 377-494 with Plates U I I I toLXXXVII (2 copies)

1890-1891October 18


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Box- Descr ip t ionPu b l i ca t io n s ( co n t . )

11 ( co n t . ) Ex t r ac t from C u r t i s ' s B o tan ica lMagazine C a tt le ya Dowiana(Or chid s named f o r Capt. JohnDow )

Journa l o f the Mar ine Bio log ica lAssoc ia t ion of the Uni tedKingdom London 1888The Humming B ird - A Honthly

S c i e n t i f i c , A r t i s t i c , a n d I n d u s -t r i a l Review. Vol. 1, No. 1. Jan .1891 (Edi ted under the d i r ec t io nof M r . Adolphe Boucard)

Catalogue - Leonard Brothers & Co.Sa le L i s t in g of Fu rn i tu r e , e t c .

The following extracts from Proceedings of the Academyof Natural Sciences of Philade lphia

pages 85-108 (s ee page 91 fo r John M. Dow)pages 153-184 (2 cop ies )

(bound in wi th a r t i c l e s o n C en t r a lAmerican Fishes by D r . A l b e r t Gun-th er , and Report o f a C ol le c t io n ofFishes made by Messrs. Dow , Godmanand Sa lv in in Guatemala. 1864)pages 49-64 A rt ic le s by var iou s people on s t a r sand f i shespages 233-252 A Review of the American Gastero-s t e id a e by C ar l H. E i g e r n m a ~pages 1-4 Notes on th e B ird s of Jama ica byW.T. March

The following extracts from The American Journal ofScience and ArtsVol. XLI , Jan. The Di st rib ut io n and Migratio ns of

North American Birds by Spencer F.BairdVol. XLI , May Ab strac t from above a r t i c l eVol. XLV I Nov. Ob se rva tio ns on th e Metamorphosis

of Sire don i n t o Amblystoma byO.C. Marsh

V 0 1 . XLVIII Nov. Noti ce of Some New Mosasauroid Rep-t i l e s from th e Greensand of NewJer se y. D escr iptio n of a New a dGigant ic Foss i l Serpen t f rom theT er ti a ry of New Je rs ey , byO.A. MarshVol . L I X Mar. Notice of some F o s s il Bi rds from t h eCretaceous Tert iary Formations.by O.C. Marsh


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I Mar. On th e Geology of th e East ern UintahMountains by O.C. Marsh 1871

I Apr. No t ic e o f a F o ss i l F o r e s t i n the Te r-t i a r y o f C a l i f o r n i a , by O.C. Marsh 1871

I May D es cr ip ti on of some New F o s s i l Se r-rp en ts , from t h e ~ e ~ i a r yeposits ofWyoming, by O.C. Marsh 1871

I Jun. No tice of some New F o s s i l R e p t il e sf rom the Cre taceous and Ter t ia ryForm ations w ith n o te on a new andg i g a n t i c s p e c i e s o f P t e r o d a c ty l .by O.C. Marsh 1871

I1 Ju n. N ot ic e of some New F o s s i l Mammals& Aug. and Bir ds from th e T er t i ar y For-

mation, by O.C. Marsh 1871I11 Apr. Discovery of A dd itio nal Remains

of P t e r o s a u r i a , w i t h d e s c r i p t i v n sof two new sp ec ie s. Disco very ofth e Dermal Sc ut es of M osasauroidR e p t i l e s , by O.C. Marsh (2 co pi es ) 1872

I11 Jun. On th e S t r uc tu re of t he Sk ul l andLimbs i n Mosasauroid Re pt i le s w i thd e s c ri p ti o n s of New Genera andSpec ies , by O.C. Marsh (2 co pie s) 1872

I V Oct. No tice of some New T e rt ia ry and Po st-T e r t i a r y B i r d s , b y O.C. Marsh 1872

VII Mar. N oti ce of New Eq uine ~ ~ 2 1 sromth e T er ti ar y Formation, by 0.C.Marsh 1874

I X Apr. A Cata logue of th e Birds found i nCosta f i c a by Geo. N. Lawrence 1868

X May On t h e Ph y si ca l Geography o f , andt o Ju n. t h e D i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r r e s t r i a l

10 6 11 Mollusca i n , the Bahama Islands.by Thomas Bland 1873The fo l low ing ex t r ac ts from Boston Soc ie ty of Na tu ra lHis tory (See Proceedings of th e So cie ty, Sept . 15 , 1857)

On Some Unusu al Modes of G e s ta t io n ,by J e f f r i e s Wyman 1857On th e Polyps and Co rals of Panamaw ith D es cr ip tio ns of New Spe cie s.by A.E. V e r r i l l ( Se e P r oc e ed ings. . . Ap ril 18, 1866) 1866


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From the Annals of the New York Academy o f SciencesVol. IV A Review of the Chaetodontidae

of North America by Carl H.Eigenmann and Jennie E. HorningPamphlet Lectures on Mollusca or "Shellfish"and Their Allies Prepared forSmithsonian Institution by PhilipP. Carpenter, Warrington, England.Published in Washington

Pamphlet The Life History of the Sea-Horses(Hippocampids) by Theodore Gill.Published in Washington (Proceedingsof the U.S. National Museum, Vol.XXVIII, pages 805-814)From Proceedings o f United States National Museum

A Review o f the Gobiidae o f NorthAmerica by David S. Jordan andCarl H. Eigernmann

Directory o f Scientific Societies of WashingtonExtract from American NaturalistThe Origin of the Galapagos Islands- -by G. Baur

12 printed pages, Art. XXVI, read Sept. 20, 1854 byJeffries Wyman

Observations o n the Developmentof Anableps Gronovii, (Cuv. & Val.)The Conchologists' Exchange

Vol. 1,No. 4 (Samply Copy) PhiladelphiaIn foreisn lanauases:- -Revue Sur Le Systeme D'Inoculations

Curatives Du Docteur.Telephe Des-matis, Par J.-B. Corbiot Bordeaux 1862

Note Sur Les Sepultures Indiennes DuDepartment de Chiriqui (Etat DePanama) , Par M.A. DeZeltner

Une Epidemie d e Variole A BordeauxOtia Botanica Hamburgensia


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12 (cont.) In foreign languages (cont. :Proyecto de Arregio De La DeudaInterna h Esterna De La Republics Guatemala

Description of a new Species of Tanagerof the Genus Iridornis by PhilipLutley Sclater. (From The Ibis)Synopsis Avium Tanagrinarum-A ~esdrip-of Tanagers, by Philip Lutley Sclater London

Notes on the Pelicans Living in theSociety's Gardens, by P.L. Sclater(fromSociety of London)

Monographic List of the Copeoptera ofthe Genus Plusiotis of America, Northof Panama, with Descriptions ofSeveral New Species, by AdolpheBoucard (FromZoological Society of Longdon) London

Folia Orchidacea-An Enumeration ofthe Known Species of Orchids, byProfessor Lindley (2 copies) London

Exploration of the Ruins and Site ofCopan, Central America byA.P. Maudsley (From Proceedingsof the Royal Geographical Societyand Monthly Record of Geography) London

The Charter, By-Laws and RegulationsLondon London

Guide to the Gardens of the ZoologicalSociety of London, by Philip LutleySclater

Report of the Council of the ZoologicalLondon 1892


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r l. " ,.JMap Drawer D e sc ri pt io nMaps, Lith ogr aph and Bro ads ide , 1798-1905. (32 maps, 1 l i t h o g r a p hand 1 broadside, no. K-8)

1. "A Ch ar t of Van Dieman's Land, th e South Extremity o f NewHolland, w i t h t h e New Disc ove red R ive r by the Ships Duke andDuchess from Ca ptai n John Hayes, 1798" and "Co ntin uati on ofth e River from King George's Bay on a Larg er Sc ale w i t h th eSi tu at io n of th e Ship s , Duke and Duchess , a t Anchor."London, July 12 , 1798, by La ur ie & Whittle.2. "A New and Acc ur at e Ch a rt of Bombay Harbo r, Drawn from t h eL a t e s t A u t h o r i t i e s by W i l l i a m Heather, 1803."London, Feb rua ry 25, 1 803 , by W i l l i a m Heather.3. "A New Ch ar t of th e Bay of B engal, Drawn from the B estA u t h o r i t i e s , b y W. Heather, 1803."London, January 1, 1803, by W i l l i a m Heather.4. "New Ch ar t of th e Andaman and Nicobar I sl an ds w i t h the Ad-jac en t Cont ine nt , Correc ted and Improved by W i l l i a m Heather,1803. "London, June 1, 1803, by William Heather.5. "A Char t o f the Coast of Bengal from Po in t Palmiras t o Mas-c a l l I sl an d s. "London, January 1, 1806, by A. Arrowsmith.6 . "Genera l Char t o f th e At l an t ic Ocean; Accord ing t o th e Ob-se rva t i ons , S u rveys , 6 Deter minat io ns of t h e Most Eminent Navi-ga to rs , B r i t i s h and For eign , From a Combination of Which th eWhole Has Been Deduced, by Joh n Purdy." (f ra gm en ts on ly )London, O ctob er 12 , 181 2, by James Whittle & Richard Holmes Lau7 . "S t ee l ' s New and Complete Gene ral Cha rt of t h e West I nd ie s ,inc lu ding th e Gulf o f Mexico; w i th a Par t i cu la r P lan of theIs l an d of Jamaica: On an Enlarged Sca le , Cons t ructed Pr in ci pa l lfrom t h e O ri gi na l Surveys, Re cent ly Made by Order of th e SpanishGovernment, and from th e Ac cur ate Surveys and Obse rva tion s Madeby Seve ral Experienced Of fi ce rs of th e Royal Navy."London, March 25, 1 813 , by St e e l & Co.8. " St e e l ' s New and Corr ec t Cha rt of t h e Coasts of S pain andP or tuga l , Inc lud ing P l ans o f t h e P r i nc i pa l Harbours on an En la rgS c a l e , Compiled and Drawn from the Surveys Made by Ord er of t h eGovernments of Spain and Po rt ug al , and Very Consid erably Improvefrom the Surveys & Observat ions of Sev era l Dis t inguish ed NavalO f f i c e r s . "London, April 1, 1814, by S teel 6 Co.


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Hap Drawer De sc ri pt io nK-8 (c on t.) 9. "A New Ch art of t h e Andaman and Nicob ar I s l a n d s w it h t h e

Adjacen t Contine nt , Drawn from the L at es t Surveys, by J . W .Norie , Hydrographer , & Co. 1817." Step hen fon, Engra ver.London, A pr il 9 , 1817, by J . W. Norie 6 Co.10 . "War Telegram Marking Map."186 2, by L. Pran g 6 Co.11. "Indian Ocean."London, 186 3, by James Imray and Son.12. "South Pa ci f i c . "London, 1863, by James Imray and Son.13. "North At lan tic ."London, 1864 , by James Imray and Son.14. "North Pa ci f i c . "London, 186 4, by James Imray and Son.15. "South At la nt ic . "London, 186 4, by James Imray and Son.16. "Map of No rth and Ce n tr al America t o Accompany t h e Notesand Pr op os al s of Ca pta in Bedford Pim, Royal Navy, 1884-5."Compiled under the d i re c t io n of Henry Gannett . Harry King.Draughtsman. J u l iu s Bein & Co., Lith.n.d.17 . Map of the South Caro l ina and Nor th Ca rol in a co as t l in e .n.d.18. Map of th e Ea st Coast of Af r ic a . n.d.

Topographica l Maps, Uni ted S ta te s Geologica l Survey"Ca l i f orn ia ," Santa Cruz Quadrangle , June 1902 ed i t io n ."Maryland," L aure l She et , Jan uary 1894 ed it io n."Maryland-West Vi rgi nia ," Piednun t She et , June 1895 ed it io n ,

r e p r i n t e d A p r i l 1 898 ."Maryland-Dis t r ic t of Columbia-Virg in ia, " Ap r i l 1898 ed i t io n ."New Je rs ey ," Lake Hopatcong Quadran gle, A p ri l 1905 ed it io n ."New J e r s e y ," Hacket tstown Quadrangle, May 1905 ed it io n ."New Jer se y, " Som ervil le Quadrangle, May 1905 ed it io n ."New Jersey-New York," P l a i n f i e l d Quadran gle, June 1905 ed it io n .


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"New Jers ey," Morr istown She et , Ap ri l 1906 ed it io n ."New York-New J e r s e y , " Greenwood Lake S he et , 1893ed i t io n , rep r in ted December 1905."Pennsylvania-New Jersey," Wallpack Sheet, October 1893

e d i t i o n , r e p r i n t e d A p r i l 1905."Virginia-Maryland," M t . Vernon Sheet, November 1894

e d i t i o n ." W e s t Virgin ia -Virg i n ia , " Romney Shee t , 1891 ed i t io n ,

r e p r i n t e d 1897" W e s t Vir gin ia-V irgi nia , " Winchester She et , March 1894."West V i r g in ia , " S t . George S he e t , p r e l im ina r y e d i t i on .

Li thograph"The United States M a i l Steam Sh ip G uatemala, 1021 Tons,John M. Dow, Commodore, B elo ngi ng t o t h e Panama R a i l RoadCompany's Cen tra l American Line." Cha rles Pars ons , Deli nea tor ,Li thograph by E ndi cot t and Co.

Broadside" B o le t in Of ic i a l , " San S a lva dor , Republics Del Salvador ,Miercoles 31 de Enero de 1872. Pr es id en t i a l Ele c t i onB u l l e t i n .


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John M. Dow. Papers.CALENDAR. SPANISH AND FRENCH LETTERS.

Box P i l e Folder- Date- Descr ip t ion1 3 4/20/1861 Gerardo Ba rr io s ' l e t t e r in troducingBorja Bustamante, who i s t o t r a v elt o San Jo se , Guatamala aboard th esteamer "Guatemala"

8/26/1861 Gerardo Ba rr ios ' l e t t e r in troducingh i s brother-in-law , Napoleon Lara,who i s t r a v e l l i n g t o t h e U nitedS t a t e s .

10/2/1863 Ac cus ation s made ag ai n st steamercommanded by J . M. Dow in connect iont o war between E l Salvador andGuatemala. Signed by Enri co Pa lac io.( t r a n s l a t i o n a t ta c h ed )

6/20/1864 J. M. Dow ' s el ec t i on a s member t o th e"Sociedad Economica de Amigos deGuatemala."7/14/1866 J. M . Dow ' s appointment a s co l labor a tort o t he pu bl ic at i on "Sociedad Economica".9/5/1867 Personal l e t t e r1/23/1868 Personal l e t t e r5/15/1868 Personal l e t t e r5/15/1868 Le tte r in trod ucin g Fath er Cresencio

Torres who i s t rav e l i ng t o Mexico.2/27/1871 Le tte r of in t rod uct ion .2/27/1871 Remittance of newspaper a r t i c l e s concerniIn d ian s p r io r t o th e C on qu es t.10/23/1879 Gr atit ude f o r pr ot ec ti ng commercialin t e r e s t i n Gua temala3/15/1885 L et te r intr odu cin g Fra ncisc o MendiolaBaza who i s t ra ve lin g t o Panama as

agent from the Government of Guatemala.Included i s a copy of a manifestat ionissued by the P res ide n t o f E l Salvador.R af ae l ~ a l d < v a r , t a t i n g h i s c on vi ct io nt o f i gh t Genera l Gerardo Bar r ios o fGuatemala who has claimed himself Supreme


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8 5/8/1887(f rench)

8 5/18/1887(f rench)

1 2 2/16/1888(f rench)

Descr ip t ionM ili t ary Chief of th e Republics ofCe ntr al America.Rumor s t h a t American s teamers a re i nfavor of General Ba rr io s ' causera th e r th an f av o r in g E l Sa lv ado r , i nCentra l Amer ican conf l ic t .Rafael zald:varRs re sig na tio n fromthe Presidency.Rafael ~ald!var 's doubts about h i sres ign at ion from th e p res idency ,and postponement of European t r i p .Remittance of quest ions being disagreedupon by the American Contracting andDredgin g Company and t h e CompagnieUniverse l le du Canal ~n terocganique .Same a s above. (ques t ions inclu ded) .

Remittance of Dow's payment fo r ro lei n a r b i t r a t io n i n d i sag reemen t betweenthe American Contracting and DredgingCompany and the Compagnie Universelledu Canal ~n terocean ique .Set t lement o f f ina nc ia l accounts

Wish f o r quick improvement of he al th .

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