Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Merchant seaman John G. Dillingham writes from Queenstown, Ireland, to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport, about the passage around Cape Horn. He also talks about his wrath at seeing the Confederate flag on a ship that passes at sea.
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About This Item
- Title: John G. Dillingham letter to his wife, October 20, 1861
- Creator: John Monroe Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1861-10-20
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Queenstown, Ireland
- Cork, Ireland
- Cape Horn, Chile
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: 1861-10-20 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Guano industry
- Flags--Confederate States of America
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Friendship
- Dillingham family
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
People
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Freeport Historical Society45 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-3170
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