Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MS050 |
Title |
John Langdon, William Whipple, and Elwyn family papers, 1713-1965 |
Scope & Content |
Scope and Content The John Langdon papers, 1761-1817, are primarily letters to John Langdon (approx. 2,200), with one letterbook, 1775-1779, records of the building of the ships Raleigh and America for the Continental Navy, some records of the New Hampshire Government, and a few general business records. A large portion of the papers are from the period of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781. The letters are both business and political in nature. Langdon actively corresponded with representatives from New Hampshire to the Continental Congress, significantly William Whipple (69 letters) and Samuel Livermore (60 letters). Many letters are on Revolutionary War shipping and shipbuilding, including many letters to Robert Morris in his various governmental capacities, the Navy Board, Eastern Department, and ship captains Thomas Thompson, Thomas Simpson, and Hopley Yeaton. There are few political letters after the war years but there is some correspondence with national and regional political leaders, such as, Gideon Granger, John Taylor Gilman, Nicholas Gilman, Henry Dearborn, James Sullivan, and others. Langdon’s business correspondence dates mostly from after the war. His primary business dealings were with Thomas Russell & Co., Boston; Willing, Morris, and Swanwick, Philadelphia: Wharton & Lewis, Philadelphia; and Lane, Son, and Fraser, London. The one letterbook in the papers was primarily for governmental business, and contains copies of letters sent in 1776-1777, and orders to ship captains, 1775-1779. In the remaining papers there are a few governmental records including a report for the Continental Congress on Fort Ticonderoga and the Northern Defenses, 1775; his receipts and accounts for shipbuilding, primarily for the Ranger and the America, 1777-1779. The New Hampshire governmental records include copies of his opening speeches to the legislature and their answers, a few orders to the militia, and printed proclamations of days of Thanksgiving. Letters from William Whipple to John Langdon can be found in the Individual Correspondence section, Box 4, folders 27-30, of the John Langdon papers. The William Whipple Papers, 1763-1783, Box 8, consist primarily of letters to and from William Whipple (approx. 254 letters almost all from the period of the Revolutionary War). Notable correspondents include Josiah Bartlett, James Lovell, and Joseph Whipple, William's brother. In addition there are records and notes from his terms in the Continental Congress, many covering his involvement with the Marine Committee, the Foreign Affairs Inquiry Committee (i.e. the Silas Deane inquiry), and the New Hampshire Grants dispute (settling Vermont’s boundaries). There are also a few military records including a copy of Gen. Burgoyne’s articles of convention, military orders, and expenses in a journal format. The Elywn Family and other papers, consist primarily of letters to Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, (approx. 300). Many of the letters are from her children, but there are notable letters from naval commander Isaac Chauncey, 1815-1825, editor Charles King, 1835-1838, and lawyer Timothy Upham who managed her New Hampshire properties, 1822-1830. There are some papers and letters of Thomas Elwyn, including records of the John Moffat estate and the legal case involved, Moffat vs. Whipple. There are some papers of Thomas and Elizabeth Elwyn’s children: Alfred , John, Thomas, William and a few items of Alfred’s descendants. There are also 16 letters to Peter Livius, 1760-1770, a few papers of Tobias Langdon and the Langdon family, 1713-1813. The materials added to the original collection in 1998 are primarily of local interest. Many provide information on Langdon’s widespread shipping and other interests, while others reflect his political life as governor and senator. They are primarily from the 1780s to 1814 period for which the original Langdon holdings were the weakest. Materials include a 1794 request from Nathaniel Adams to buy at discount for the Portsmouth Library an encyclopedia printed in Philadelphia, 1800 letters about Mr. Savage’s portrait of John Langdon that was shipped to Portsmouth (now at Langdon House), a wonderful 1779 auction list selling the prizes of the schooner Chance and the Brig Patriot, and a long 1802 list of John Gardner’s insurance on Langdon’s ships. The auction items purchased at the same time reflect the nationally prominent spheres of the lives of John Langdon and William Whipple. The John Langdon papers (in subgroup 1) were microfilmed in October 1995 in combination with the papers at Strawbery Banke. The finding aid for the microfilm has a fuller biographical summary of Langdon’s life, a chronological listing of the items (that notes which items are in the Athenaeum’s collection), and a detailed index. The 1998 additional materials were microfilmed in 1998 by New England Micrographics of Manchester, NH. Rolls 115 and 116 include all of the Langdon and Whipple documents sold at Remember When Auction #44 plus the remaining documents purchased by the Athenaeum at the same time. See the additional materials table following this finding aid for microfilm locations of the materials purchased by and donated to the Athenaeum. Biographical Notes John Langdon, 1741-1819, was one of New Hampshire’s foremost political leaders during the Revolution and over the following four decades. He was a member of the Continental Congress, 1775-1776, a United States Senator, 1789-1801, Governor and President of New Hampshire, 1785-1786, 1788-1789, 1805-1812, and also served 12 terms in the New Hampshire legislature , most often as its speaker. During the Revolution he was active in shipbuilding for the Continental Navy, arranging the disposition of captured ships, and also importing supplies for the Continental Army. Langdon also maintained a successful career as a commercial shipping merchant. William Whipple, 1730-1785, was a revolutionary military and political leader from Portsmouth, NH. He served in the Continental Congress, 1776-1779, and acted as a commander of New Hampshire’s Militia in the Saratoga and Rhode Island campaigns. He was a close political ally of John Langdon. After his death his wife, Catherine (Moffat) Whipple, was involved in a protracted dispute over her father, John Moffat’s, estate. Langdon’s son-in-law, Thomas Elwyn, acted as her lawyer in the 1813 New Hampshire Superior Court case. The ruling was not in her favor, forcing her to move from the family home. Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, 1777-1860, was John Langdon’s only child to survive infancy. She was married to Thomas Elwyn, 1775-1816, a native of England and they lived in Portsmouth until his death when she removed to Philadelphia. They had nine children: Catherine Cecelia, 1789-1833, who married Benjamin Woolsey Rogers; Eleanor Elizabeth, 1800-1835 who married Dr. Edward Delafield; John Langdon, 1801-1876; Emily Sophia, b. 1802, who married Col. John Erving; Alfred William Langdon, 1834-1862, who married Mary Middleton Mease; Charles Henry, 1807-1848; Emma Matilda, 1809-1862; William Octavius, 1811-1828; and Thomas Octavius, 1811-1831. Processing Notes The papers were generally not in any original order when they arrived. It was obvious that some attempts had been made to arrange the material but it was assumed that this had been done after John Langdon’s death and most likely at some recent date. The papers were therefore rearranged following standard archival practices. Many of the papers of William Whipple were intermixed with the Langdon papers. An attempt was made to separate them but some cases of misidentification are possible. Additional materials received in 1998 were arranged by box and folder divisions established by the original version of this inventory. They were then interfiled in chronological order in these divisions and this inventory was revised to reflect the new materials. Tables for locating these additional materials, in the main collection and on microfilm, appear at the end of this inventory. Series List I. John Langdon Papers, 1759-1817 A. Correspondence 1. Individual correspondence, 1762-1817 2. General correspondence, 1762-1815 3. Letter copies, 1777-1812 4. Letterbooks and orderbook, 1775-1783 B. United States Governmental & Financial Records 1. Ticonderoga, 1775 2. Ranger, 1777-1779 3. America, 1778-1779 4. General Financial & Shipping Records, 1776-1779 C. New Hampshire Governmental Records, 1775-1811 D. Business, Financial and Other Records 1. Deeds & Leases, 1773-1811 2. Sherburne Deeds & Estate Papers, 1759-1800 3. Records and Accounts for the ship Damon, 1765 4. Privateer Bonds, 1778 5. General Financial & Business Records, 1761-1813 6. Related Papers, 1768-1788 II. William Whipple Papers, 1763-1785 A. Correspondence 1. Individual Correspondence, 1763-1783 2. General Correspondence, 1763-1784 3. Lettercopies, 1776-1783 B. Governmental, Military & Other Papers 1. United States Congress & Committee Records, 1777-1779 2. Military Papers, 1776-1777 3. Financial Records & General Memoranda, 1776-1785 4. Related Papers, 1776-1781 III. Elywn Family Papers A. Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn Papers, 1799-1853 1. Individual correspondence, 1815-1853 2. General Correspondence, 1799-1853 3. Other Papers, 1824-1843 B. Thomas Elwyn Papers, 1768-1820 1. Letters Received, 1805-1815 2. Moffat Estate Papers, 1768-1813 3. Personal & Estate Accounts, 1801-1809, 1816-1820 C. William B. Elwyn, Letters, 1795-1820 D. Alfred B. Elwyn, Correspondence, 1827-1873 E. John Langdon Elwyn, Letters & Will, 1812-1864 F. Thomas O.L. Elwyn, Letters, 1826-1831 G. William O. Elwyn, Letters, 1824-1828 H. Alfred Elwyn II, Letters, 1859-1891 I. Elwyn Family, General Papers, 1816-1893 IV. Other Papers A. Langdon Family & Related Papers, 1713-1813 B. Peter Livius, Correspondence & Other Papers, 1760-1770 C. Stone Family Papers, c. 1890’s-1965 I. John Langdon Papers A. Individual Correspondence (To John Langdon from Individual Correspondents) Box 1 Folder 1 Elisha Ayer, 1778-1783, n.d. Folder 2 Adam Babcock, 1778-1781 Folder 3 Joseph Barrell, 1778-1792 Folder 4 Nathaniel Barrell Jr., 1787-1791 Folder 5 Nathaniel Barrett, 1782-1792 Folder 6 Josiah Bartlett, 1776-1792 Folder 7 William Bingham, 1777-1794 Folder 8 Jonathan Blanchard, 1783-1784 Folder 9-10 Joshua Brackett, 1776-1797 Folder 11-12 John Bradford, 1776-1781, n.d. Folder 13 John H. Church, 1813-1814 Folder 14 Clarke & Nightingale, 1776-1784 Folder 15 John Cushing, 1780-1788 Folder 16 Richard Cutts, 1803-1807 Folder 17-18 Tristram Dalton, 1779-1801 Folder 19 Henry Dearborn, 1778-1812 Folder 20 Lucas Elmendorf, 1801-1802 Folder 21 William Eustis, 1802-1810 Folder 22 V.&.P. French, 1783-1791 Folder 23-24 William Gardner, 1778-1805 Folder 25 John Taylor Gilman, 1782-1796 Folder 26 Nicholas Gilman, 1788, 1809 Folder 27-28 Gideon Granger, 1801-1810 Folder 29 Benjamin Gunnison, 1777-1788 (see also Oversize) Folder 30 James Hackett, 1784-1790 Folder 31 Jonathan Hamilton, 1779-1787 Folder 32 John A. Harper, 1812 Folder 33 John Hart, 1777-1778 Folder 34 Ebenezer, Hazard, 1775-1788 (see also Oversize) Box 2 Folder 1 William Heath, 1777-1788 Folder 2 Samuel Hobart, 1789-1790 Folder 3 John Holker, 1778-1781 Folder 4 Stephen Hooper, 1774-1791 Folder 5 James & Adam Hunter, 1777-1784 Folder 6 William Jackson, 1788-1789 Folder 7 Jarvis & Russell, 1782-1783 Folder 8 Edward Jones, 1798-1811 Folder 9 Eliphalet Ladd, 1785-1794 Folder 10-12 Lane, Son, & Fraser, 1774, 1783-1795 Folder 13-14 Woodbury Langdon, 1783-1791 Folder 15 Jeremiah Libbey, 1790-1793 Folder 16-20 Samuel Livermore, 1779-1789 Folder 21 Pierse Long, 1785-1786 Folder 22 James Lovell, 1777-1785 Folder 23 Lynch, Killikelly, & Morony, 1778-1784 Folder 24 Mungo Mackay, 1779-1780 Folder 25 Nathaniel Macon, 1800-1807 Folder 26-27 Joshua Martin, 1789-1796 (see also Oversize) Folder 28 Archibald Mercer, 1776-1778 Folder 29 Thomas Mifflin, 1789-1790 Folder 30 Phillip Moore, 1777-1784 Folder 31-32 Robert Morris, 1776-1784 Folder 33 Jonathan Moulton, 1782-1786, n.d. Folder 34 New Hampshire Committee of Safety, 1775-1779 Folder 35 New Hampshire General Court, 1781-1788 Box 3 Folder 1 John Pickering, 1786-1792 Folder 2 William Plumer, 1791-1812 Folder 3 Samuel & Robert Purviance,1777-1789 (see also oversize) Folder 4 Nathaniel Rogers, 1790-1795 Folder 5-18B Thomas Russell, 1780-1796 Folder 19 Richard Salter, 1791 Folder 20 Thomas Shaw, 1779, 1786 Folder 21-22 John Samuel Sherburne, 1790-1793, 1803 Folder 23 Samuel Sherburne, 1782-1789 Folder 24 Thomas Simpson, 1778-1782 Folder 25 Samuel Smith, 1801-1808 Folder 26 Clement Storer, 1784, 1807-1808 Folder 27 Ebenezer & Woodbury Storer, 1780-1793 Folder 28 Samuel Storer, 1782-1794 Folder 29-32 James Sullivan, 1783-1808 Folder 33 John Sullivan, 1775-1790 Folder 34 John L. Sullivan, 1802, 1807 Folder 35 Benjamin Summer, 1801 Folder 36-37 Thomas Thompson, 1775-1797, n.d. Folder 38 Jonathan Trumbull, 1776-1778,1799 Box 4A Folder 1 United States Congress, 1776-1807 Folder 2 Commercial Committee, 1778-1779 Folder 3 Marine Committee, 1776-1779 Folder 4 United States Congress, Secret Committee, 1776-1778 Folder 5 United States Admiralty Board, 1779, 1781 Folder 6-7 Marine Office, 1781-1784 Folder 8 Office of Finance, 1781-1783 Folder 9-13 Navy Board, Eastern Dept., 1777-1781 Folder 14 Treasury Dept., 1787-1790 Folder 15 War Dept., 1805-1810 Folder 16 War Office, 1777-1778, 1796 Folder 17 Joseph de Valnais, 1780-1781 Folder 18 William Vernon, 1778-1785 Folder 19 Thomas & Isaac Wharton, 1776-1777 Folder 20-23 Wharton & Lewis, 1792-1817 Folder 24 John Wheelock, 1785-1810 Folder 25-26 Joseph Whipple, 1789-1793, 1811 Folder 27-30 William Whipple, 1775-1782 (see also Oversize) Jonathan Williams, 1778-1782 (Oversize only) Box 4B Folder 1-6 Willing, Morris, & Swanwick, 1782-1792 Folder 7-9 Hopley Yeaton, 1780-1791, 1812 2. John Langdon, General Correspondence Box 5A Folder 1 1763, 1768 Folder 2 1774-1775 Folder 3 January-July, 1776 Folder 4 August-December, 1776 Folder 5 January-March, 1777 Folder 6 April-July, 1777 Folder 7 August-September, 1777 Folder 8 October-December, 1777 Folder 9 January-June, 1778 Folder 10 July-October, 1778 (see also Oversize) Folder 11 November-December, 1778 Folder 12 January-March, 1779 Folder 13 April-July, 1779 Folder 14 September-December, 1779 Folder 15 January-June, 1780 Folder 16 July-December, 1780 Folder 17 January-May, 1781 (see also Oversize) Folder 18 June-August, 1781 Folder 19 September-December, 1781 Folder 20 January-February, 1782 (see also Oversize) Folder 21 March-May, 1782 Folder 22 June- September, 1782 Folder 23 October-December, 1782 Folder 24 January- February, 1783 Folder 25 March, 1783 Folder 26 April-June, 1783 (see also Oversize) Folder 27 July-September, 1783 Folder 28 October, 1783 Folder 29 November-December, 1783 Folder 30 January-February, 1784 (see also Oversize) Folder 31 March-April, 1784 Folder 32 May-August, 1784 Folder 33 September-December, 1784 Box 5B Folder 1 January-April, 1785 Folder 2 May-July, 1785 Folder 3 August-September, 1785 Folder 4 October-December, 1785 Folder 5 January-April, 1786 Folder 6 May-July, 1786 Folder 7 August-December, 1786 Box 6A Folder 1 1787 Folder 2 January-March, 1788 Folder 3 April-June, 1788 Folder 4 August-December, 1788 Folder 5A/B 1789 Folder 6 January-February 1790 Folder 7 March-April 1790 Folder 8 May- July, 1790 Folder 9 August – December, 1790 Folder 10 January-September, 1791 Folder 11 October-December, 1791 Folder 12 January-February, 1792 Folder 13 March- June, 1792 Folder 14 July-August, 1792 Folder 15 September-December, 1792 Folder 16A-D 1793-1794 Folder 17 1795 Folder 18 1796-1797 Folder 19A,B,C 1798, 1799, 1800 Folder 20 January-July, 1801 Folder 21 August-November, 1801 Folder 22 1802 Folder 23 1803 Box 6B Folder 1 1804 Folder 2-3 1805 Folder 4 1806 Folder 5 January-April, 1807 Folder 6 May-August, 1807 Folder 7 October-December, 1807 Folder 8 January- May, 1808 Folder 9 June-October, 1808 Folder 10 1809 Folder 11 1810 Folder 12 1811 Folder 13 1812 Folder 14 1813-1815 Folder 15 no date 3. Lettercopies Box 6B Folder 16 Lettercopies, 1777-1812 4. Letterbooks and Orderbook Folder 17 Letterbook, 1776-1777; Orderbook, 1775-1789 B. John Langdon, U.S. Governmental & Financial Records 1. Ticonderoga Box 7 Folder 1 Ticonderoga Inspection Instructions & Report, 1775 2. Ranger Box 7 Folder 2 Accounts for the ship Ranger, 1777-1779 3. America Box 7 Folder 3 Accounts for the ship America, 1778-1779 4. General Box 7 Folder 4 General Financial & Shipping Records, 1776-1779, n.d. C. New Hampshire Governmental Records Box 7 Folder 5 1775-1785 Folder 6 1805 Folder 7 1806-1809 Folder 8 1810-1811 Printed Proclamations, 1806-1812 (see Oversize)_____ D. John Langdon, Business, Financial, and Other Records 1. Deeds and Leases Box 7 Folder 9 Deeds & Leases, 1773-1786 Folder 10 Deeds & Leases, 1788-1789 Folder 11 Deeds & Leases, 1792-1795 Folder 12 Deeds & Leases, 1800-1811 2. Sherburne Deeds and Estate Papers Box 7 Folder 13 Sherburne, Deeds & Estate Records, 1759-1800 3. Damon Box 7 Folder 14-15 Records & Accounts for the ship Damon, 1765 4. Privateer Bonds Box 7 Folder 16 Privateer Bonds, 1778 5. General Box 7 Folder 17 General Financial & Business Records, 1761-1777 Folder 18 General Financial & Business Records, 1778-1813 6. Related Box 7 Folder 19 Dartmouth & New Ipswich Academy Meeting, 1788 Folder 20 Testimony regarding John Adams, 1795 Folder 21 Related Papers, 1768-1779 Folder 22 Printed Bills and Act, 1797-1800 Folder 23 Printed U.S. House & Senate Journals, 1798 II. William Whipple A. Correspondence 1. Individual Correspondence (William Whipple to individuals) Box 8 Folder 0 William Whipple to Robert Morris, Aug. 26, 1777 Folder 1-3 Josiah Bartlett, 1776-1779 Folder 4 Joshua and Hannah Brackett, 1777-1779 Folder 5 Ammi R. Cutter, 1776-1777 Folder 6 John Taylor Gilman, 1782-1783 Folder 7 Daniel & Samuel Hughes, 1777 Folder 8-9 James Lovell, 1777-1783 (see also Oversize) Folder 10 N.H. General Court & Committee of Safety, 1777-1782 Folder 11 Thomas Martin, 1778-1779 Folder 12 Nathaniel Peabody, 1779 Folder 13 Samuel & Robert Purvience, 1777-1783 Folder 14 Thomas Thompson, 1777-1779 Folder 15 Catherine Whipple, 1776 Folder 16-19 Joseph Whipple, 1763, 1774-1782 2. William Whipple, General Correspondence Box 8 Folder 20 1763-1775 Folder 21 1776 Folder 22 1777 Folder 23 1778-1779 Folder 24 1782-1784, n.d. Folder 25 1776 Folder 26 January-May, 1777 Folder 27 July-December, 1777 Folder 28 1778 Folder 29 1779 Folder 30 1780-1783, n.d. B. William Whipple, Military, Governmental & Other Records Box 8 Folder 31 U.S. Congress, Resolutions, 1777-1779, n.d. Folder 32 U.S. Congress, Marine Comm. Records, 1777, n.d. (see also Oversize) Folder 33 Foreign Affairs Inquiry Comm. Records, 1779 Folder 34 N.H. Grant Dispute Records, 1778-1779 Folder 35 Gen. John Burgoyne, Articles of Convention & Exchange of Officers, 1777 Folder 36 Memorandum & Expenses [Journal], Burgoyne Campaign, 1777 Folder 37 Military Orders, 1776-1777 Folder 38 Memoranda of Expenses at Philadelphia, 1776 Folder 39 Memoranda of trip to Boston, n.d. (ca. 1777-1779) Folder 40 Receipts, 1775-1778 Folder 41 Related Papers, 1776-1781 III. Elwyn Family Papers A. Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn 1. Individual Correspondence Box 9 Folder 1 Charles Burroughs, 1816-1823 Folder 2-3 Isaac Chauncey, 1815-1825 Folder 4 Alfred Elwyn & Family, 1831-1851, n.d. Folder 5-6 Edward Delafield & Family, 1831-1851, n.d. Folder 7 Charles H. L. Elwyn, 1829-11847 Folder 8 Emma Matilda Elwyn, 1822 Folder 9 John Langdon Elwyn, 1811-1853, n.d. Folder 10 Thomas O. Elwyn, 1821, 1825, n.d. Folder 11 William B. Elwyn, 1816-1828 Folder 12 William O. Elwyn, 1825 Folder 13 Joshua Emlen, 1823-1827 Folder 14 Joshua Emlen, Accounts, 1824-1825 Folder 15 Emily S. Erving & Family, 1849-1853 Folder 16 Emma Gardener, 1818-1831 Folder 17 Charles King, 1835-1838 Folder 18 James Mease, 1826 Folder 19 Benjamin & Catherine Rogers, 1821-1826 Folder 20-26 Timothy Upham, 1822-1830 Folder 27 Daniel Webster, 1824, n.d. 2. Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, General Correspondence Box 9 Folder 28 1799-1823 Folder 29 1824-1826 Folder 30 1827-1829 Folder 31 1831-1853 Folder 32 no date 3. Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, Other Papers Box 9 Folder 33 U.S. Frigate Macedonian, sick roll & letter June 23,1827 Folder 34 General Papers, 1824-1848, n.d. (see also Oversize) B. Thomas Elwyn, Papers Box 10 Folder 1 Letters, 1805-1815 Folder 2 Moffat Estate, Financial & Legal, 1768-1812, n.d. Folder 3 Moffat vs. Whipple, Legal Papers, 1813 Folder 4 Account Book, 1801-1809, and Thomas Elwyn Estate Accounts, 1816-1820 C. William B. Elwyn, Letters Box 10 Folder 5 Letters received, 1795-1820 D. Alfred Langdon Elwyn, Papers Box 10 Folder 6 1827-1873, n.d. E. John Langdon Elwyn, Papers Box 10 Folder 7 Letters from Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, 1826-1845, n.d. Folder 8 Letters from William B. Elwyn, 1817-1827 Folder 9 Letter from James Madison, [April 1820], and letter from James Monroe, April 29, 1820 *Handwritten copies of originals* First letter, undated but must be circa late April 1820, is a copy of a letter from James Madison to Mark Langdon Hill, John Langdon's nephew. The draft of this letter is in Madison's papers at the Library of Congress. For a transcription, see https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-02-02-0052. Second letter, dated April 29, 1820, is a copy of a letter from James Monroe. The recipient is unknown but was also likely Mark Langdon Hill. Folder 10 Letters Received & Will, 1812-1864 F. Thomas O. L. Elwyn, Letters Box 10 Folder 11 Letters Received, 1826-1831 G. William O. Elwyn, Letters: Box 10 Folder 12 Letters Received, 1824-1828, n.d. H. Alfred Langdon Elwyn II, Letters Box 10 Folder 13 Letters Received, 1859-1891 I. Elwyn Family Box 10 Folder 14 Catalog of Books at the Langdon Farm, n.d. Folder 15 General Papers, 1816-1893, n.d. Folder 16 Printed Materials, 1833, 1878, n.d. _ IV. Other Papers A. Langdon Family, Papers Box 10 Folder 17 Langdon Family & Other Papers, 1713-1765 B. Peter Livius, Papers Box 10 Folder 18 Letters from George Livius, 1769-1770, n.d. Folder 19 Letters from John B. Watts, 1760-1765 Folder 20 General Correspondence & Other papers, 1761-1765 C. Stone Family Papers, c. 1890’s-1965 Box 10 Folder 21 Wm P. Stone, "Military Education at Colleges", c. 1890s Folder 22 General Papers, 1921-1965 (see also Oversize) Photos of Frances Wendell Stone and Family (see PS 1590-1591) Flat Box 4 Folder 17 John Langdon, Individual Correspondence (Oversize) Benjamin Gunnison, 1788, n.d. Ebenezer Hazard, 1779 Oct. 20 Joshua Martin, 1799, Dec. 26 Samuel & Robert Purvience, 1781, Dec. 8 William Whipple, 1775, Nov. Folder 18 Jonathan Williams, 1778-1782 Folder 19 John Langdon, General Correspondence (Oversize) Jean Peltier Dudoyer, 1778, Sept. 14 & Nov. 23 Samuel Freeman, 1781, Mar. 14 Samuel Breck, 1782, Jan. 18 Ant. Franc. Salucci & Son, 1783, Apr. 1 [Tuscan products list] Charles Pettit, 1784, Jan. 3 Folder 20 William Whipple, Individual Correspondence (Oversize) James Lovell, 1777 Sept. James Lovell, 1778 Dec. 8 Folder 20 William Whipple, Governmental Records Thomas Thompson, Reports on the ship Raleigh, 1776 Large Manuscript Collection Oversize Box 4 Folder 1 John Langdon, NH Governmental Records (Oversize) Printed Proclamations John Langdon, Accounts Sales of Schooner Chance & Brig Patriot & part of Cargoes of Vendue, May 18-19, 1779, 18 pages Insurance with Wm. Gardener, 1801, 3 pages Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, Other Papers (Oversize) Insurance Policy on Benjamin Woolsey Rogers, 1829 Stone Family, Papers, Christ Episcopal Church, Plan of Land, 1964 Lafayette Street, Portsmouth |
Admin/Biographical History |
Political leader, member of Continental Congress, U.S. senator, governor of New Hampshire, state legislator, and commercial shipping agent and merchant, of Portsmouth, N.H. |
Creator |
Langdon, John, 1741-1819. |
Collection |
John Langdon Papers |
Object Name |
Papers, Family |
Date |
1713-1965 (bulk 1761-1853) |
Extent of Description |
5 lin. ft. |
Language of Material |
English |
Archival History |
Passed down by descendants of Elizabeth Langdon Elwyn, many papers being gathered by her grandson, Rev. Alfred Elwyn, of Philadelphia, who gave a portion of his collection to the New Hampshire Historical Society; other papers came into the hands of John Elwyn Stone, great-grandson of Alfred Elwyn, and through court direction, ownership passed to his sister, Frances Stone Warrick. |
People |
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840 Coffin, Charles, 1765-1820 Dearborn, Henry (Gen.), 1751-1829 Elwyn family Elwyn, Alfred Langdon, 1832-1924 Elwyn, Elizabeth Langdon, 1777-1860 Elwyn, John Langdon, 1801-1876 Elwyn, Thomas Langdon, 1775-1816 Elwyn, Thomas Langdon, 1775-1816 Elwyn, William Octavius, 1811-1828 Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831 Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831 Gilman, John Taylor, 1753-1828 Granger, Gideon, 1767-1822 King, Charles, 1789-1867 Langdon family Langdon, John, 1741-1819 Langston family Livermore, Samuel, 1732-1803 Livius, Peter, 1727-1795 Lovell, James, 1737-1814 Moffatt, John, c1691-1786 Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Peltier Dudoyer, Jean, 1734-1803 Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 Simpson, Thomas, c1728-1784 Stone family Sullivan, James, 1744-1808 Thompson, Thomas, 1741-1809 Upham, Timothy, 1783-1855 Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816 Whipple, William, 1730-1785 Woodman, Joseph Yeaton, Hopley, c1739-1812 |
Subjects |
Legislators New Hampshire United States Governors Soldiers Merchants Lawyers Portsmouth (N.H.) Commercial agents Saratoga Campaign, 1777 Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 Continental Congress Shipbuilding Decedents' estates Shipping Navy Board of the Eastern Department Continental Navy Marine Committee General Court Real Property Foreign Affairs Inquiry Committee Boycotts Memorandum Journals Diaries and journals Deeds Account books |
Classification |
Deeds Account books |
Associated Material |
Additional John Langdon papers held by New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, New Hampshire, and Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |
Relation |
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