Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, May 24, 1861
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Freeport Historical Society
Mon writes to his mother about the long layover in the Chinchas Islands while their ship is waiting to get a full load of guano.
Toward the end of the letter, he, too, mentions the political problems in the U.S.
He writes: "tell Bill to take my gun and shoot every man he sees that is in favor of the secession of the southern states no matter if it is murder it is no harm in my way thinking."
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