Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Merchant seaman John M. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, with a brief description of the port, the cold weather, and how the secessionists get his temper up.
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About This Item
- Title: John M. Dillingham letter to mother, November 21, 1861
- Creator: John Monroe Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1861-11-21
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Hamburg, GW
- Media: Paper
- Local Code: 1861-11-21 JMD 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
- Weather
- North Sea
- Secession--Southern States
- Dillingham family
- Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
People
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