ALS, 1777 April 14 : Philadelphia, to John Langdon.

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ALS, 1777 April 14 : Philadelphia, to John Langdon.

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Written to Langdon, who was the Continental Naval Agent who was building and buying ships for the Navy at this time, Whipple mentions receiving $20,000. from the Secret Committee through John Wentworth. He also mentions a man named T. Wharton, of whom he says: "I can't conceive how you come to form a connection with such infamous Tories, Pensilvania [sic] don't afford a more villanious [sic] Tory than T. Wharton."

1 1/2 p. ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Whipple, William, 1731-1785

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William Whipple Jr. (January 25, 1731 [O.S. January 14, 1730] – November 28, 1785) was an American Founding Father and signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant and studied in college to become a judge. Born in Kittery, Massachusetts Bay (now part of Maine), Whipple was educated at a common school until he went off to sea, becoming a ...

Wentworth, John, 1741-1819.

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