Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Sea captain John Dillingham wrote to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport to let her know he had arrived in New York after a passage of 103 days from Palermo, Italy. The letter was written Sept. 17, 1846.
In a previous letter dated June 3, he said he had expected the voyage to take short of two months, a relatively long trip because "for this season of the year, we expect a great deal of westerly winds." The trip took nearly twice as long as he expected.
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About This Item
- Title: John Dillingham on voyage from Palermo, 1846
- Creator: John G. Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1846-09-17
- Subject Date: 1846
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Locations:
- New York, NY
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 153, Box 1/4
- Collection: John G. Dillingham papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Shipping--Maine
- Ship captains--Maine
- Cargo ships--Maine
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
- Dillingham family
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