Whipple, William, 1730-1785 to John Langdon

GLC06531

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GLC#
GLC06531
Type
Letters
Date
6 July 1777
Author/Creator
Whipple, William, 1730-1785
Title
to John Langdon
Place Written
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Whipple, chairman of the Marine Committee in the Continental Congress, informs Langdon that despite the efforts of Captain Dudley Saltonstall, the ship Trumbull remains grounded in a Connecticut river. Discusses the cost of moving the ship versus building new vessels. States that while in New London, Connecticut, he saw the vessel intended for Captain Chew (possibly Samuel Chew). Relates information pertaining to Mr. Shaw (possibly Nathaniel Shaw, a Connecticut shipowner, merchant, and Continental agent). Reports that the vessels Warren, Providence, and Camden are in the Providence River, despite Commander Esek Hopkins' efforts to evade British ships and transport them elsewhere. Mentions the vessels Alfred and Raleigh. Cites a lack of men to operate naval vessels due to the great number of privateers in neighboring ports. Relates seeing Captain John Paul Jones in Boston, Massachusetts.

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