Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Capt. John G. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, about discharging the last of the cargo and loading ballast to head for New York. He dreads a westward passage across the North Atlantic in winter. He hopes to avoid pirates-probably Confederate raiding ships.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, December 2, 1861
- Creator: John Griffin Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1861-12-02
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- New York, NY
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Hamburg, GW
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: 1861-12-02 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Pirates
- Ballast (ships)
- Weather
- Ships--Owners
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
- Guano industry
- Dillingham family
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