John G. Dillingham to Margaret Dillingham, December 14, 1861
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Capt. John G. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, that the cargo is discharged and the ballast nearly loaded.
He plans to sail for New York or Bath, Maine, and mentions his dread of winter passage westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
He talks about brothers-in-law as well as their son, John Monroe Dillingham. He also writes about Freeport news and gifts for the family.
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- Title: John G. Dillingham to Margaret Dillingham, December 14, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Griffin
- Creation Date: 1861-12-14
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Bath, Freeport, Hamburg, New York
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, NY
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-12-14 JGD 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
Dillingham family
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Koopman family
Ships--Owners
Gifts
Weather
Guano industry
Recruiting and enlistment
Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
Clothing and dress
People
Dillingham, John G.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dennison, Emerson
Dennison, Lewis
Dennison, Horace
Dillingham, John M.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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