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Catalog Number |
MS050 B02 F13.06 |
Title |
Woodbury Langdon to John Langdon |
Scope & Content |
One page letter from Woodbury Langdon in Portsmouth to John Langdon in New York or Philadelphia. Woodbury Langdon, 1738-1805, was John Langdon's older brother. He was a merchant, statesman and justice and was a delegate to the Continental Congress. In 1790, he became the first superior court justice to be impeached for neglecting his duties in order to pursue his commercial interests in Portsmouth. The sloop commanded by Joshua Martin sailed March 30 for Martinique (he spells it Martinico). Langdon's letter was received just as she departed and since he wasn't sure if it was from the West Indies, he opened it. He writes that until recently it was always the intention for the ship to go to Port-au-Prince, but that news from there was "most discouraging" and Joshua determined to proceed to Martinique. Captain Gerrish has not yet arrived from the Orbayes, but Woodbury expects him daily. He was obliged to leave Tobago after stopping there for seven days. Woodbury says he has had no letter from him or any news about Langdon's business there, but suspects that [Alexander] Gordon was the cause of his leaving the island. Reiterates his wish for Langdon to find a place for Henry, such as private secretary to one of the ministers to foreign courts. Dated April 8, 1790. |
Collection |
John Langdon Papers |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
April 8, 1790 |
People |
Langdon, John, 1741-1819 Langdon, Woodbury, 1738-1805 Martin, Joshua, b. 1770 Langdon, Henry Sherburne, 1766-1857 Gerrish, Samuel, c1742-1807 |
Subjects |
Merchants Shipbuilding Port-au-Prince, Haiti Martinique Tobago West Indies |