Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing from Puerto Rico, John Dillingham of Freeport, tells Margaret Dennison of Freeport, whom he is courting, that he hopes to be home in the summer by "shaker time."
Dillingham was a sea captain.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: John Dillingham letter from Puerto Rico, 1840
- Creator: John Griffin Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1840-06-07
- Subject Date: 1840
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Locations:
- Puerto Rico
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 153, Box 1/1
- Collection: John G. Dillingham papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Ship captains--Maine
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
- Shipping--Maine
- Cargo ships--Maine
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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