Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, May 24, 1861
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Merchant John M. Dillingham is aboard ship in the Chinchas Islands, Peru, which he describes and compares to Cousins Island (Yarmouth, ME). He mentions the arrival of his uncle, Capt. Charles T. Dillingham, in Callao, Peru. He also talks about the Chinese laborers who load the guano and shotting every man who favors Secession of the Southern States.
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- Title: Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, May 24, 1861
- Creator: Dillingham, John Monroe
- Creation Date: 1861-05-24
- Subject Date: 1861
- Local Name: Cousins Island
- Town: Chinchas Islands, Freeport, Yarmouth
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: paper
- Local Code: 1861-05-24 JMD to MDD letter
- Collection: Dillingham family papers, Coll 135
- Object Type: Text
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Freeport Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Guano industry
Alien labor--Chinese
Secession--Southern States
Dilllingham, John Monroe, 1844-1864--Travel
Homesickness
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Dillingham, Margaret Dennison, 1818-1878--Correspondence
Dillingham family
People
Dillingham, John M.
Dillingham, Margaret D.
Dillingham, Capt., Charles T.
Other Keywords
Civil War
Dennison family
Dillingham family
Freeport (ME)
Seafaring life
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