Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, December 2, 1861
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Capt. John G. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, about discharging the last of the cargo and loading ballast to head for New York. He dreads a westward passage across the North Atlantic in winter. He hopes to avoid pirates-probably Confederate raiding ships.
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- Title: Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, December 2, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Griffin
- Creation Date: 1861-12-02
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Freeport, Hamburg, New York
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, NY
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-12-02 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 136
- 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
Dillingham family
Guano industry
Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Weather
Ships--Owners
Pirates
Ballast (ships)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
People
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dillingham, John G.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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