John G. Dillingham letter to his wife, October 20, 1861
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Merchant seaman John G. Dillingham writes from Queenstown, Ireland, to his wife, Margaret, in Freeport, about the passage around Cape Horn. He also talks about his wrath at seeing the Confederate flag on a ship that passes at sea.
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- Title: John G. Dillingham letter to his wife, October 20, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1861-10-20
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Antwerp, Cape Horn, Cork, Freeport, Queenstown
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-10-20 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
Friendship
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Guano industry
Flags--Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Dillingham, John G. (John Griffen), 1808-1869--Correspondence
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dillingham, Charles T.
Hyde, John H.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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