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- GLC#
- GLC01450.193-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 17, 1781
- Author/Creator
- Langdon, Woodbury, 1739-1805
- Title
- to Elbridge Gerry
- Place Written
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Langdon thanks Gerry for his concern over his recent misfortune, and says he will make the best of it. Encloses a copy of his orders to Captain Nanning of the ship "Hector" and a memorandum of provisions he can collect so he can remain at sea until June 1, 1781 if necessary (the orders and memorandum are not included here). Langdon says he has not heard of or from Nanning since he sailed on January 25, 1781 with 97 men. Gerry was a Declaration of Independence signer and a member of the Continental Congress.
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