ALS, 1776 July 1 : Portsmouth, [N.H.], to Josiah Bartlett.

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ALS, 1776 July 1 : Portsmouth, [N.H.], to Josiah Bartlett.

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Langdon writes that he is "very unhappy at the behaviour of our Men owing entirely to the Officers, which I've mentioned to our Assembly and Council ... our Assembly will send to all the Towns, to apprehend all those Soldiers who have returnd; and send them off for the Army in Canada." He also says: "I am very happy at the near approach of an AMERICAN CONSTITUTION, for Heavens sake let their be an appeal to the Continental Assembly from every Governmental matters, for it some times happens, that a Majority of Assembly do great Mischiefe.

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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...