John M. Dillingham to his mother, September 5, 1862
Contributed by Freeport Historical Society
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Naval seaman John Monroe Dillingham is aboard the U.S. sloop of war Housatonic, writing from Boston.
He describes some of his duties and mentions a trial sea trip and comments on events at home in Freeport.
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- Title: John M. Dillingham to his mother, September 5, 1862
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1862-09-05
- Subject Date: 1862
- Town: Boston, Freeport
- County: Cumberland, Suffolk
- State: MA, ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1862-09-05 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
http://www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org
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LC Subject Headings
Clothing and dress
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Bandages and bandaging
Housatonic (sloop of war)
Ordinance, Naval
Freeport (Me.)
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Dillingham family
Military art and science
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dennison, Emerson
Hyde, John A.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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