Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Dillingham, a sea captain, wrote from Philadelphia to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport, ecstatic that he had a load of coal at a good price to deliver to Boston.
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About This Item
- Title: John Dillingham on economics of shipping, 1848
- Creator: John G. Dillingham
- Creation Date: 1848-04-27
- Subject Date: 1848-04-27
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Locations:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Freeport, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 153, Box 1/6
- Collection: John G. Dillingham papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Cargo ships--Maine
- Coal
- Dillingham family
- Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
- Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
- Ship captains--Maine
- Shipping--Maine
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