Langdon, Henry Sherburne, 1766-1858 to Woodbury Langdon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.59 Author/Creator: Langdon, Henry Sherburne, 1766-1858 Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 12, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.8 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Letter written by the ten-year-old son of Woodbury Langdon. Woodbury was elected to the New Hampshire assembly in 1774-1775, but then spent the next two years in England trying to recover a large sum he invested there. This letter was sent to England. Henry says that Doctor Brackett asked him to write and to ask for a watch, laced hat, sword, and pistol. He says he has been a good boy, attended school, minded his books, and been good to his mother, brothers, and sisters. He tells his father that he has a new little sister since he left, and says he is looking forward to seeing him. He signs his name "Henry Shurborn Langdon." Pencil note below dateline says "10 years old." Upon Woodbury's return, he was elected to the Continental Congress. Woodbury's brother and Henry's uncle was John Langdon, a member of the Continental Congress and future President of New Hampshire and U.S. Senator.
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