1From 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...
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, 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...
4From 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...
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...
6From Benjamin Franklin to John Langdon, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Letters by Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Others. Written during and after the Revolution, to John Langdon, New Hampshire (Philadelphia, 1880), pp. 81–2. I was much oblig’d by your News of Gen. Burgoyne. Accept in Return my Congratulations on the Conclusion of two Treaties with France, one of Amity and Commerce the other of Alliance: which are on the most equal Terms, leaving...
7Board of Admiralty to John Langdon, 14 April 1780 (Madison Papers)
FC ( NA : PCC , Marine Committee Letter Book, fol. 279). We have been favoured with your letters of the 5th and 18th Ulto., wherein you inform us that unless you are supplied with Money either from the Navy Board or Admiralty, it will not be in your power to Ship the Masts &c for Martinico. We are sorry to say that such is still the low state of the Treasury; that it will be impossible for us...
8From Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 11 September 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Capt. Yeaton being here furnishes me an opportunity of paying the tribute of my congratulations on your appointment to the government of your state, which I do very sincerely. He gives me the grateful intelligence of your health and that of Mrs. Langdon. Anxious to promote your service, and beleiving he could do it by getting himself naturalized here and authorised to command your vessel,...
9From Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, [11 September 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
P.S. Since writing this letter, I receive one from Mr. Carmichael at Madrid informing me that by letters from Cadiz and Algiers he is advised that five American vessels had been captured by the Algerines. Portugal is arming powerfully against them. It seems probable that Spain will buy their peace. I am in hopes we shall be able to stop their depredations on us. I beg leave to renew my...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 18 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
The Marquis de Vaudreuil, who I believe had the honour of being known to you in America, sent me the inclosed papers, whereby it appears that a certain Anthony Monset, a native of Languedoc, and merchant of Portsmouth in New Hampshire, died at Portsmouth in September or October 1786. and that William Monset and Mary Monset his brother and sister, inhabitants of Revel in Languedoc are entitled...