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Catalog Number |
MS050 B01 F23.08 |
Title |
William Gardner to John Langdon |
Scope & Content |
Two-page letter from William Gardner in Boston to John Langdon in Portsmouth. He is currently in Rhode Island and will set off for home in the next stage. The letter was sent from Boston. He reiterates much of what he relayed concerning the business with Langdon's accounts at the Board of Treasury in his previous letter. Consulted with Mr. Hazard and Col. Walker and both thought that he should leave the city and return home. There is much dissatisfaction with the work of the Treasury, especially regarding its slowness. He cites a couple of instances of other people experiencing the same frustration. He reports that he was "much abused by Col. Duer who controls the Board wholly, altho' but their Secretary, & had there been a Congress I should have remonstrated to them in your behalf." He continues "He is said (by all that know him) to be a haughty imperious & an unprincipled fellow." Dated April 24, 1788. |
Collection |
John Langdon Papers |
Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
April 24, 1788 |
People |
Langdon, John, 1741-1819 Gardner, William, 1750-1834 Duer, Col. William, 1747-1799 Walker, Joseph, c1733-1814 |
Search Terms |
Boston, Mass. |
Subjects |
18th century Certificates |