John M. Dillingham letter to mother, 1863
Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
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Navy seaman John M. Dillingham of Freeport, a prisoner of war, writes to his mother that he and his friend John Angier Hyde are well one month after capture.
They have been moved from Charleston, South Carolina, to Columbia, S.C.
He asks his mother to send $5 in Greenbacks, tells her how to send it, and asks her to enclose the Confederate stamp he has enclosed for use when the return letter reaches the Confederate States of America.
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- Title: John M. Dillingham letter to mother, 1863
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1863-10-08
- Subject Date: 1863
- Town: Columbia, Freeport, Richmond
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, SC, VA
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1863-10-08 JMD to MDD letter with envelope
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Freeport Historical Society
45 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-3170
http://www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org
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LC Subject Headings
Dillingham family
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Flags of truce
United States. Army--Postal service
Greenback
Prisoners of war
Letters
Postage stamps
Confederate States of America--Postal service
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Jenn, R. D.
Hyde, Susan H. C.
Hyde, John A.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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