Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
MS022 B06 F12 |
Title |
Langdon family, papers |
Scope & Content |
Primarilly the papers of Rev. Joseph Langdon (5/12/1758-6/27/1824) including marriage certificates, correspondence, and receipts. Also includes some papers of his grandfather Joseph Langdon, great-grandfather Tobias Langdon, mother Hannah Langdon (1723-9/8/1796), and brother Samuel Langdon (6/9/1753-7/5/1834). 1782Letter, Hannah Langdon to Joseph Langdon, family matters and greetings. Hannah was the mother of Joseph. 1783Letter, Betsy Langdon to Joseph Langdon, general greetings. Betsy was the sister of Joseph. 1783Letter, Joseph Hubbard to Hannah Langdon, regarding rental of marsh land. 1787Letter, Huntington Porter to Joseph Langdon, regarding illness and inability to travel to Newington to preach, mentions visit to Doctor Parsons (or Rye). Huntington Porter was a minister in Rye. 1789Letter, Joseph Hubbard to Hannah Langdon, regarding rental of marsh land. 1790Letter, Jeremy Belknap to "The Rev'd Mr Langdon Newington" [published letter], seeking information about the town of Newington for his forthcoming book, The History of New Hampshire. 1791Letter, Joseph Langdon to Rev. Alpheus Spinney of Kittery, requesting a meeting. 1793Letter, Joseph Langdon to Benjamin Ron-Quint [?], order to make restitution for the green peas stolen from Langdon's field. 1793Letter, Samuel McClintock (Rev. in Greenland) to Joseph Langdon, request that Langdon preach in Berwick due to absence of minister 1798Letter, Joseph Langdon to his sister (possibly Betsy Langdon), general family greetings. 1801Letter, Timothy Alden to Joseph Langdon, offer to preach 1805Letter, John Adams to Joseph Langdon, request that Langdon look after his hogs while they are in pound lockup 1812Letter, Ephraim Coleman to Joseph Langdon, request to borrow one hundred dollars 1817Letter, Hannah Langdon to her daughter, general family greetings, account list on back including food items 1818Letter, Thomas Pickering to Joseph Langdon, demands Langdon fixes his fence to prevent his cattle from eating Pickering's crops 1819Letter, Thomas P. Drown for the Board of Selectmen to Joseph Langdon, removing Langdon from his position as school teacher due to the town's dissatisfaction with his performance in that position 1823Letter, Joseph Langdon to Andrew Sherburne, general greetings undatedLetter fragment, regarding preaching in Lee |
Collection |
Portsmouth Historical Society |
Object Name |
Papers, Family |
Date |
1714-1899 |
Extent of Description |
Item description for MS022, Portsmouth Historical Society Collection, completed in Past Perfect in 2005. |
People |
Langdon family Langdon, Joseph, 1758-1824 Langdon, Joseph, 1696-1767 Langdon, Hannah Elwyn, Elizabeth Langdon, 1777-1860 Pickering, Thomas, dfl. 1807 Drown, Thomas Pickering, 1782-1849 Sherburne, Andrew, dfl. 1788-1789 Coleman, Ephraim Hubbard, Joseph Porter, Huntington Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 Ron-Quint, Benjamin Macclintock, Samuel, 1732-1804 Spinney, Alpheus |
Subjects |
Portsmouth (N.H.) Newington (N.H.) Land Wills Ministers Schools Teachers Criminals |