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Catalog Number |
MS050 B02 F26.11 |
Title |
Joshua Martin to John Langdon |
Scope & Content |
One page letter from Joshua Martin in Portsmouth to John Langdon in New York. Joshua Martin (1770- ) was a shipmaster in Portsmouth. Is waiting for a favorable wind before setting sail. Woodbury Langdon is "in daily expectation of hearing from Capt. Gerrish and does not finally conclude till directly before we sail what island we had best go to." Woodbury or Capt. Yeaton will inform Langdon when they sail whcih island they are headed to. Dated March 29, 1790. |
Collection |
John Langdon Papers |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
March 29, 1790 |
People |
Langdon, John, 1741-1819 Martin, Joshua, b. 1770 Langdon, Woodbury, 1738-1805 Gerrish, Samuel, c1742-1807 Yeaton, Hopley, c1739-1812 |
Subjects |
West Indies Merchants |