ALS, 1776 June 14, Boston, to Josiah Bartlett, Member of Congress, Philadelphia.

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ALS, 1776 June 14, Boston, to Josiah Bartlett, Member of Congress, Philadelphia.

Details the half-completed construction of a ship, and the recommendation of field officers and surgeons for the New Hampshire Regiment. Both men served in the Continental Congress; Langdon signed the Constitution, Bartlett, the Declaration of Independence.

3 p. ; 31.5 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821656

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795

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Josiah Bartlett (December 2, 1729 [O.S. November 21, 1729] – May 19, 1795) was an American Founding Father, physician, statesman, a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. He served as the first governor of New Hampshire and chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature. Born in Amesbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, by age 17, he had learned some of both Latin and G...

Langdon, John, 1741-1819

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Langdon was a businessman and politician from New Hampshire. He was a member of the U. S. Constitutional Convention and signer of the U. S. Constitution. He served as Governor of New Hampshire (1785-1786, 1788-1789, 1805-1809, 1810-1812) and as a U. S. Senator for New Hampshire (1789-1801). From the description of [Letter and fragment] / John Langdon. [1780-1809] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244387610 U.S. senator and delegate to the Continental Congress from and gov...