Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861
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Capt. John G. Dillingham writes from Hamburg, Germany, about discharging the cargo, his health and the health of their son Monroe (John M.), his feat of being frozen in for the winter, and asks his wife to make herself as comfortable as possible "in these wartimes."
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- Title: Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Griffin
- Creation Date: 1861-11-21
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Freeport, Hamburg
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-11-21 JGD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Guano industry
Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Homesickness
Weather
Dennison family
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Secession--Southern States
Dillingham family
Quadrant (Astronomical instruments)
North Sea
People
Dillingham, John G.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dillingham, John M.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport, (ME)
Seafaring life
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