SEBA SMITH Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Vol. VIII AUG., SEPT., OCT. 1920 No. 2 page 117 SEBA SMITH Seba Smith was born Sept. 14, 1792, in his father's log house in the woods of Buckfield, Maine. He was an editor in Portland, Maine, for 1820-38, and an editor and author in New York City from 1839-68. He was a compeer of John Neal, both of whom were among the founders of Maine literature. He was a humorist and acquired great fame as an author of the "Downing" letters. These appeared in the leading American periodicals. Perhaps his most famous book was "My Thirty Years out the Senate, by Major Jack Downing." It was a good natured satire on the political affairs of that time. His writings attracted the attention of Abraham Lincoln, and he was one of his favorite authors. He died in Patchogue, L. I., July 29, 1868. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.