Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Sea captain John Dillingham wrote from Port au Prince, Haiti, to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport.
He mentions an uprising in the city related to dissatisfaction with the country's president. The disturbance was stopped by the day he arrived, but noted the "loss of quite a number."
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About This Item
- Title: Capt. John Dillingham letter from Port au Prince, Haiti, 1845
- Creator: John G. Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1845-09-21
- Subject Date: 1845
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Locations:
- Port au Prince, Haiti
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 153, Box 1/3
- Collection: John G. Dillingham papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Shipping--Maine
- Cargo ships--Maine
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Dillingham family
- Ship captains--Maine
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
- Opposition (Political science)
- Protest movements--Haiti
- Rebellions--Haiti
People
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