Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Naval seaman John Monroe Dillingham is aboard the U.S. sloop of war Housatonic, writing from Boston.
He describes some of his duties and mentions a trial sea trip and comments on events at home in Freeport.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: John M. Dillingham to his mother, September 5, 1862
- Creator: John Monroe Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1862-09-05
- Subject Date: 1862
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Locations:
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: 1862-09-05 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
- Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
- Freeport (Me.)
- Ordinance, Naval
- Housatonic (sloop of war)
- Bandages and bandaging
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Clothing and dress
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Dillingham family
- Military art and science
People
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