Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
Description
Capt. John G. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, about discharging the cargo, his health and the health of their son Monroe (John M.), his feat of being frozen in for the winter, and asks his wife to make herself as comfortable as possible "in these wartimes."
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About This Item
- Title: Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861
- Creator: John Griffin 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 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dillingham family
- Quadrant (Astronomical instruments)
- North Sea
- Dennison family
- Secession--Southern States
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Weather
- Homesickness
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Guano industry
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
People
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