1From George Washington to John Langdon, 29 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 16th Inst. has been duly received. The State of Massachusetts has been fortunate indeed in her Import of Arms, and it would have given great pleasure to have heard of your obtaining a Competent Supply, or that it was in my power to assist you in this instance—But the state of the public Magazines will not admit any to be taken or retained from them. In respect to Cloathing...
2From George Washington to John Langdon, 3 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday morning Mr Champney delivered me your very agreeable favour, containing the Account of the Arrival of the Amphitrité with a large train of Field Artillery and other Military Stores from France. Mr Champney went immediately on to Philadelphia. I have wrote to Congress, pressing the necessity of the immediate removal of these truly valuable Articles from Portsmouth, to a place of...
3From George Washington to John Langdon, 21 September 1775 (Washington Papers)
E’er this you must have heard of the taking, and retaking of your Ship; and of my ordering it to be delivered up to your Agent. I have promised the Officers, to wit Captn Broughton, Lieutt Glover, & another Subaltern whose name I cannot recollect, that I would recommd them to your notice & compensation. I should have done the same thing in behalf of the Men (for you must know the Vessell which...
4From George Washington to John Langdon, 1 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 16th and am glad to find that you are taking Steps to remove the Military Stores from pertsmouth—I am surprized that you have never heard from the Cloathier General respecting the Cloathing which arrived from France, I shall in my next Letter desire him to give you some directions about them. So far from the Militia’s having left Arms at the different Posts for the...
5From George Washington to John Langdon, 4 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your Two Favors of the 12th & 17th Ulto have been duly received. I am happy in the arrival of the Packet from Nantes after so good a passage. I suppose the Accounts transmitted by the Commissioners are of importance, but I am not yet informed of the particulars. The Captains intelligence is agreable, and I wish much to hear it confirmed by a Declaration of War. We have been for some time and...
6To George Washington from John Langdon, 12 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour of Receiveg Your Excellency’s particular favor of the 29th Ult. ⅌ post. I hope may say I’ve a greatful sense of your Excellencys kind intention, to Serve us with Arms if they could have been possably spared, from the Army but the reason your Excellency has Condescended to give is full Sufficient to stop every expectation for Rather then the Army should want, the few we have of...
7To George Washington from John Langdon, 17 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
This moment Arrived a Small Vessell from the West Indies, with abt, Six Thousand wt powder belonging to the Continent, and as I tho’t it might be wanted at Headquarters, have Dispatched Major Gains with this information, to your Excellency and should it be wanting, (in part, or all) shall immediately forward it, on Receiveg your Direction —The Bearer will inform what inteligence the Capt....
8To George Washington from John Langdon, 16 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 3d Inst. I had the Honor to receive two days since & is now before me—to which I beg leave to answer, am happy you wrote to Congress respecting the Stores at this place, expect their Orders soon (⅌ return of Express). I misapprehended the matter relative to the three Thousand Arms, did not understand it as your special Order to send them on to Springfield; tho’t it a...
9To George Washington from John Langdon, 10 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
This will be handed you, by George Marchant who says he’s one of the Riflemen that went from Cambridge, under General Arnold to Attack Quebeck, was taken prisoner, crossing the river at that place, sent to England in Irons, has just return’d, by way of Hallifax, from whence he made his Escape with some others in a small Boat, he arrived at Old York, yesterday, when he inform’d the Committee of...
10To George Washington from John Langdon, 17 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
By the Express, Major Bass, who goes on to Philadelphia, I’ve done myself the Honor Just to inform your Excellency of the Arrival of the Packett called the Mere Bobie from Nantes in a Passage of Forty two Days, the dispatches I’ve sent ⅌ Express which I beleive are of great Consequence. I’ve but Just seen the Capt. a few minutes by what I can learn in General is, that there is by far the...