John Langdon, William Whipple, and Elwyn family papers, 1713-1965 (bulk 1761-1853).

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John Langdon, William Whipple, and Elwyn family papers, 1713-1965 (bulk 1761-1853).

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Langdon's papers (chiefly 1775-1781) include business and political correspondence and letterbooks; U.S. governmental and financial records, including Ft. Ticonderoga inspection instructions and report (1775); accounts of the building of the ships Ranger and America and frigate Raleigh for the Continental Navy; New Hampshire governmental records; and a few general business records. Papers of William Whipple, judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Revolutionary military and political leader, who served in the Continental Congress (1776-1779), commanded New Hampshire militia in the Saratoga and Rhode Island campaigns, and was a close ally of Langdon, include correspondence, U.S. Congressional documents, and military and financial papers. The Elwyn family and other papers consist chiefly of letters to John Langdon's daughter, Elizabeth (Langdon) Elwyn, of Portsmouth and later Philadelphia, Pa., many from her children, but also from naval commander Isaac Chauncey, editor Charles King, and lawyer Timothy Upham, who managed her New Hampshire properties; papers of her husband, Thomas Elwyn, lawyer, including records of the John Moffatt estate and the subsequent legal case; some papers of the Elwyn children: Alfred W., John L., Thomas O., and William O., and some of their descendants, including members of the Stone family; 16 letters to Peter Livius; and a few papers of Tobias Langdon and other Langdon family members.

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Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum

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