John M. Dillingham letter to mother, November 30, 1862
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Naval seaman John Monroe is aboard the U.S. sloop of war Housatonic. He writes from Port Royal, South Carolina, where they have gone to load coal about what a nasty job it is.
He talks about getting a box from home (the apples were a bit rotten), about yellow fever, and gives a more accurate description of an incident on the bloackade than the newspapers gave.
He reports that his friend John Angier Hyde (1843-?) is well. He also describes Thanksgiving Day dinner aboard ship.
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- Title: John M. Dillingham letter to mother, November 30, 1862
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1862-11-30
- Subject Date: 1862
- Town: Freeport, Port Royal
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, SC
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1862-11-30 JMD to MDD letter
- 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
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LC Subject Headings
Coaling stations--Port Royal (S.C.)
Coaling
United States--History--Civil War, 1865-1861
Diseases
South Carolina (gunboat)
Flambeau (gunboat)
Yellow fever
Blockade--Charleston (S.C.)
Sleighs
Sleds
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Dillingham family
Housatonic (sloop of war)
Thanksgiving Day
Weather
Coast defenses
Fort Moultrie (S.C.)
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Hyde, John A.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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