John M. Dillingham letter to mother, November 21, 1861
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Merchant seaman John M. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, with a brief description of the port, the cold weather, and how the secessionists get his temper up.
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- Title: John M. Dillingham letter to mother, November 21, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1861-11-21
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Freeport, Hamburg
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-11-21 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Freeport Historical Society
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(207) 865-3170
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LC Subject Headings
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Correspondence
Dillingham family
Secession--Southern States
Weather
North Sea
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret M.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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