Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife, 1865
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Capt. John G. Dillingham was aboard the bark Norwegian in Baltimore, Maryland, when he wrote this letter to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport.
He writes about friends he has not seen since before the Civil War and about what has happened to them.
There are poignant comments about their son John Monroe Dillingham and the barrel of food that a shipping broker in Baltimore sent to him in prison. There is also comment about local Freeport news.
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- Title: Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife, 1865
- Creator: Dillingham, John Griffin
- Creation Date: 1865-09-18
- Subject Date: 1865
- Town: Baltimore, Freeport
- County: Cumberland
- State: MD, ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1865-09-18 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Freeport Historical Society
45 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-3170
http://www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org
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LC Subject Headings
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Health
Potatoes
Seccession--Southern States
Slade family
Ship brokers
Confederate States of America--Army
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Death & burial
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Dillingham family
Prisoners of war
Diseases
Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
People
Dillingham, John G.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dennison, Sabina C.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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